Approaches for modeling vertical distribution of maximum knot size in black spruce: A comparison of fixed- and mixed-effects nonlinear models

Forest Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 230-237

  Kershaw Jr , John A ^a   Benjamin, Jeff G ^b   Weiskittel, Aaron R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Branch modeling; General; Knot modeling; Nonlinear least squares; Nonlinear mixed effect models; Residual analysis

Indexed keywords

BRANCH MODELING; GENERAL; KNOT MODELING; NONLINEAR LEAST SQUARES; NONLINEAR MIXED EFFECT MODELS; RESIDUAL ANALYSIS;

BLOCK CODES; FORESTRY; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; RESEARCH;

NONLINEAR ANALYSIS;

BLOCKS; CODING; ERRORS; FORESTRY; RESEARCH; TOOLS;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 68349141282     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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