Predicting the number of trees in small diameter classes using predictions from a two-parameter Weibull distribution

Forestry

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 431-439

  McGarrigle, Elizabeth ^a   Kershaw, John A ^a   Lavigne, Michael B ^b   Weiskittel, Aaron R ^c   Ducey, Mark ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON BUDGET; DIAMETER; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDICTION; STAND DYNAMICS; WEIBULL THEORY;

EID: 80053276848     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpr033     Document Type: Article

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