Estimating Pinus palustris tree diameter and stem volume from tree height, crown area and stand-level parameters

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 43-52

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

crown area; diameter height relationships; growth and yield modeling; individual tree stem volume; Longleaf pine

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DIAMETER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; REGENERATION; REMOTE SENSING; STEM;

GULF COASTAL PLAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893933099     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-014-0427-4     Document Type: Article

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