Individual tree diameter, height, and volume functions for longleaf pine

Forest Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 43-56

  Gonzalez Benecke, Carlos A ^a   Gezan, Salvador A ^a   Martin, Timothy A ^a   Cropper, Wendell P ^a   Samuelson, Lisa J ^b   Leduc, Daniel J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

General models; Individual tree functions; Merchantable stem volume ratio; Pinus palustris; Stand variables

Indexed keywords

DATA AVAILABILITY; GENERAL MODEL; GEOGRAPHICAL AREA; LONGLEAF PINE MANAGEMENTS; PINUS PALUSTRIS; PINUS PALUSTRIS MILL; STAND CHARACTERISTICS; STEM VOLUME;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

FORESTRY;

DECISION MAKING; FORESTRY; PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 84893389775     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/forsci.12-074     Document Type: Article

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