Biomass, stem basic density and expansion factor functions for five exotic conifers grown in Denmark

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 135-153

  Nord Larsen, Thomas ^a   Nielsen, Anders Tærø ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b HedeDanmark A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

allometric model; carbon; mixed effect; simultaneous estimation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; BIOMASS; CARBON; EXPANSION; FORECASTING;

ALLOMETRIC EQUATIONS; ALLOMETRIC MODELS; DESTRUCTIVE MEASUREMENTS; INTERNATIONAL REPORTING; MIXED EFFECTS; MIXED EFFECTS MODELS; QUADRATIC MEAN DIAMETER; SIMULTANEOUS ESTIMATION;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84924613675     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2014.986519     Document Type: Article

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