The validation of the Mixedwood Growth Model (MGM) for use in forest management decision making

Forests

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-27

  Bokalo, Mike ^a   Stadt, Kenneth J ^a   Comeau, Philip G ^a   Titus, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Forest modeling; Individual tree model; Model evaluation

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FORESTS; DIAMETER-AT-BREAST HEIGHTS; FOREST MODELING; INDIVIDUAL TREE MODEL; MANAGEMENT DECISION-MAKING; MIXED-SPECIES STANDS; MODEL EVALUATION; PERMANENT SAMPLE PLOTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECISION MAKING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; YIELD RESPONSE;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SIMULATION;

ALBERTA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; MANITOBA; SASKATCHEWAN;

PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 84883284770     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f4010001     Document Type: Article

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