Predicting the spatial distribution of Cupressus lusitanica productivity in New Zealand

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-223

  Watt, Michael S ^a   Palmer, David J ^a   Dungey, Heidi ^a   Kimberley, Mark O ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cupressus lusitanica; National scale modelling; New Zealand plantation forestry; Productivity model; Spatial modelling

Indexed keywords

CUPRESSUS LUSITANICA; NATIONAL SCALE MODELLING; NEW ZEALAND PLANTATION FORESTRY; PRODUCTIVITY MODEL; SPATIAL MODELLING;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; PRODUCTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TIMBER; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MODEL VALIDATION; PLANTATION; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION; VEGETATION COVER;

CUPRESSUS LUSITANICA; FORESTRY; FORESTS; MODELS; PLANTATIONS; PLANTS; PRODUCTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

CUPRESSUS; CUPRESSUS LUSITANICA;

EID: 67349240430     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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