Tree biomass equations for naturally regenerated shortleaf pine

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 163-167

  Sabatia, Charles O ^a   Lynch, Thomas B ^b   Will, Rodney E ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Additivity; Nonlinear seemingly unrelated regression; Pinus echinata Mill.

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

ADDITIVITY; BIOMASS COMPONENTS; ESTIMATION PROCESS; PARAMETER ESTIMATE; PINUS ECHINATA MILL; SEEMINGLY UNRELATED REGRESSION; TOTAL TREE BIOMASS; TREE COMPONENTS;

REFORESTATION;

ADDITIVES; BIOMASS; EQUATIONS; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICS; PINUS ECHINATA; REFORESTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREES;

PINUS ECHINATA;

EID: 63349107591     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/32.4.163     Document Type: Article

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