Generalized height-diameter models for Populus tremula L. stands

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 28, 2010, Pages 4348-4355

  Misir, Nuray ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

h d models; Populus tremula L.; Schnute's function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPEN; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; POPULUS TREMULA; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 77954965014     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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