Effects of stump diameter, stump height, and cutting season on Quercus variabilis stump sprouting

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 223-231

  Xue, Yaoqin ^a   Zhang, Wenhui ^a   Zhou, Jianyun ^a   Ma, Chuang ^a   Ma, Liwei ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

dormant season; Multiple linear regression; Quercus variabilis; stump diameter; stump height

Indexed keywords

DORMANT SEASONS; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; QUERCUS; STUMP DIAMETER; STUMP HEIGHT;

LINEAR REGRESSION;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; HEIGHT; QUERCUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUMPS;

EID: 84874462174     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2012.723742     Document Type: Article

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