Analysis of holm oak intraspecific competition using gamma regression

Forest Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 310-322

  Gea Izquierdo, Guillermo ^a   Cañellas, Isabel ^a  

^a Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dehesa; Diameter increment growth; Generalized linear model; Quercus ilex

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM; COMPETITION INDEX; COVARIATES; DEHESA; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; DIAMETER GROWTH; DIAMETER INCREMENT GROWTH; FORESTRY APPLICATIONS; GAUSSIANS; GENERALIZED LINEAR MODEL; IBERIAN PENINSULA; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LINEAR MODEL; NATIONAL FOREST INVENTORIES; PLANT COMPETITION; PLANT GROWTH; POTENTIAL GROWTH; QUERCUS ILEX; TREE GROWTH;

COMPETITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

COMPETITION; FORESTRY; FORESTS; GROWTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS; QUERCUS ILEX;

ILEX; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 70349611064     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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