Modeling the effects of initial spacing on stand basal area development of loblolly pine

Forest Science

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 95-105

  Anto ́n Ferna ́ndez, Clara ^a,b   Burkhart, Harold E ^a,b   Amateis, Ralph L ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Growth; Initial density; Pinus taeda; Stand dynamics; Yield

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE MODELS; ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIORS; BASAL AREA; FIXED-EFFECTS; INITIAL DENSITY; INITIAL SPACING; LOBLOLLY PINE; LOBLOLLY PINE STANDS; PINUS TAEDA; POWER FUNCTIONS; STAND BASAL AREA; STAND DYNAMICS; STAND ESTABLISHMENT; TIME LAG; YIELD;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH (MATERIALS);

FORESTRY;

EID: 84862691083     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/forsci.10-074     Document Type: Article

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