Spatial pattern analysis of forest ecosystem site index using geostatistical technology

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 3465-3471

  Zeng, Chunyang ^a   Tang, Daisheng ^b,c   Tang, Jiakai ^d  

^a Guangxi Forestry Survey and Planning Institute   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Forestry Bureau of Hengyang City   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese fir plantation; Geostatistics; Site index; Variogram model

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GEOSTATISTICS; GIS; INDEX METHOD; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANTATION; SILVICULTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA; FENGHUANGSHAN; LIAONING;

CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA;

EID: 79952679058     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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