Evaluation of mixed-effects models for predicting Douglas-fir mortality

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 276, Issue , 2012, Pages 139-145

  Groom, Jeremiah D ^a   Hann, David W ^a   Temesgen, Hailemariam ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Douglas fir; Generalized linear model; Mixed model; Mortality

Indexed keywords

DIAMETER-AT-BREAST HEIGHTS; DOUGLAS FIR; FIXED-EFFECTS; GENERALIZED LINEAR MODEL; INTERCEPT TERMS; MIXED MODELS; MODEL DISCRIMINATION; MORTALITY; MORTALITY MODEL; MORTALITY RATE; OVERDISPERSION; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; PARAMETER ESTIMATE; REDUCED MODEL; STUDY DESIGN;

FORESTRY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BIT ERROR RATE;

DIAMETER; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EVERGREEN FOREST; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SAMPLING;

ERRORS; ESTIMATION; LINEAR PROGRAMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORTALITY; PARAMETERS; PSEUDOTSUGA;

PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 84861448948     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.03.029     Document Type: Article

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