Development of models to predict Pinus radiata productivity throughout New Zealand

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 488-499

  Watt, Michael S ^a   Palmer, David J ^a   Kimberley, Mark O ^a   Höck, Barbara K ^a   Payn, Tim W ^a   Lowe, David J ^b  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; DRIVING VARIABLES; FINE RESOLUTION; FOLIAR NITROGEN; FOREST MANAGERS; LAND ENVIRONMENTS; MEAN ANNUAL AIR TEMPERATURES; MULTIPLE REGRESSION MODEL; NEW ZEALAND; PARENT MATERIALS; PINUS RADIATA; PRODUCTIVITY MODEL; RADIATA; SITE INDEX; SLOPE FACTORS; SOIL ORDERS; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION; WATER STORAGE;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FORESTRY; PRODUCTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOILS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DATA SET; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY MODELING; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; PARENT MATERIAL; RHIZOSPHERE; SITE INDEX; SOIL PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY;

DECISION MAKING; FOLIAR ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL;

NEW ZEALAND;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 77949608632     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-207     Document Type: Article

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