Improving tree age estimates derived from increment cores: A case study of red pine

Forest Science

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 164-170

  Fraver, Shawn ^a   Bradford, John B ^b   Palik, Brian J ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b Northern Research Station   (United States)

^c US Forest Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross dating; Dendrochronology; Pinus resinosa; Stand dynamics; Tree age

Indexed keywords

CROSS-DATING; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; PINUS RESINOSA; STAND DYNAMICS; TREE AGE;

CLIMATOLOGY; ERRORS; ESTIMATION; GROWTH RATE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PLANTS (BOTANY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESINS;

FORESTRY;

ERRORS; ESTIMATION; FORESTRY; GROWTH RATE; METEOROLOGY; PINUS RESINOSA; PLANTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

EID: 84858317601     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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