Estimating tree survival: A study based on the estonian forest research plots network

Annales Botanici Fennici

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 336-352

  Sims, Allan ^a   Kiviste, Andres ^a   Hordo, Maris ^a   Laarmann, Diana ^a   Gadow, Klaus Von ^b  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Forest growth; Generalized linear mixed model; Logistic regression; Mortality; Survival probability; Tree and stand variables

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349675931     PISSN: 00033847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5735/085.046.0409     Document Type: Conference Paper

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