Proposals for Nothofagus antarctica diameter growth estimation: Simple vs. global models

Journal of Forest Science

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 307-317

  Ivancich, Horacio ^a   Martinez Pastur G J ^a   Lencinas, M V ^a   Cellini, J M ^b   Peri, P L ^c  

^a CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS CADIC CONICET   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Crown class; Growth models; Site quality

Indexed keywords

SOILS;

CROWN CLASS; FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING; GROWTH MODELS; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS; SITE QUALITY; TRADITIONAL EQUATIONS; TREE DIAMETER GROWTH;

FORESTRY;

DIAMETER; DICOTYLEDON; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SILVICULTURE; STAND DYNAMICS;

EQUATIONS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; MODELS; PLANNING; TREES;

PATAGONIA;

NOTHOFAGUS ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84907013393     PISSN: 12124834     EISSN: 1805935X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/22/2014-jfs     Document Type: Article

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