An evaluation of the conical approximation as a generic model for estimating stem volume, biomass and nutrient content in young Eucalyptus plantations

New Forests

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 109-128

  Rance, S J ^a   Mendham, D S ^b   Cameron, D M ^c   Grove, T S ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences and CRC Forestry ^*  (Australia)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass estimation; Eucalyptus globulus; Eucalyptus grandis

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRIC EQUATIONS; BIOMASS ESTIMATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONICAL APPROXIMATIONS; CONVENTIONAL MODELS; CULTURAL TREATMENT; DIAMETER MEASUREMENT; DRY WEIGHT; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS; GENERIC MODELS; GLOBULUS; GROWTH RESPONSE; N CONTENT; N FERTILIZATION; NUTRIENT CONTENTS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS; STATISTICAL VARIANCE; STEM FORM; STEM TAPER; STEM VOLUME; STEMWOODS; TREE COMPONENTS; VOLUME EQUATIONS; YOUNG TREES;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE MODELS; ESTIMATION; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

FORESTRY;

ALLOMETRY; BARK; DIAMETER; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVERGREEN FOREST; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOLIAGE; FORESTRY MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOMASS; PLANTATION FORESTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SILVICULTURE; STEM; VOLUME;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS;

EID: 84855347644     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-011-9269-5     Document Type: Article

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