Prediction Models for the Annual Seed Crop of Norway Spruce and Scots Pine in Finland

Silva Fennica

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 629-642

  Pukkala, Timo ^a   Hokkanen, Tatu ^b   Nikkanen, Teijo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cone crops; Flowering; Mixed model; Seed years

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; METEOROLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); REFORESTATION;

CONE CROPS; FLOWERING; FORESTRY PRACTICES; MEAN TEMPERATURE; MIXED MODELING; MONTHLY RAINFALLS; NATURAL REGENERATION; WEATHER STATIONS;

CROPS;

ABUNDANCE; BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FLOWERING; FORESTRY PRACTICE; METEOROLOGY; REGENERATION; SEED; WEATHER;

FARM CROPS; FORECASTS; FRAXINUS ORNUS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; REFORESTATION; SEEDS;

FINLAND;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 78650778457     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.131     Document Type: Article

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