Nonlinear mixed-effects modeling of variable-exponent taper equations for lodgepole pine in Alberta, Canada

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 415-429

  Yang, Yuqing ^a   Huang, Shongming ^a   Trincado, Guillermo ^b   Meng, Shawn X ^b  

^a Forest Management Branch   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Kozak's variable exponent taper model; Lodgepole pine; Mixed effects models; Model calibration

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CALIBRATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DIAMETER; ESTIMATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MIXED FOREST; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; STEM; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 67650263826     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-009-0286-2     Document Type: Article

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