Allometric equations for young northern hardwoods: The importance of age-specific equations for estimating aboveground biomass

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 881-891

  Fatemi, Farrah R ^a,d   Yanai, Ruth D ^a   Hamburg, Steven P ^b,e   Vadeboncoeur, Matthew A ^b,f   Arthur, Mary A ^c   Briggs, Russell D ^a   Levine, Carrie R ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Forestry ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^e ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; ACER SACCHARUM MARSH; ALLOMETRIC EQUATIONS; INDIVIDUAL TREE; NORTHERN HARDWOODS; SPECIFIC EQUATIONS; STAND AGE; STEMWOODS; SUGAR MAPLE; YELLOW BIRCH;

FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; SUGARS;

BIOMASS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; DECIDUOUS TREE; NUTRIENT BUDGET; STAND DYNAMICS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; HARDWOODS;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA;

EID: 79953898339     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x10-248     Document Type: Article

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