Aggregating tree species to develop diameter increment equations for tropical rainforests
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Aggregating tree species to develop diameter increment equations for tropical rainforests
Vanclay, J.K., 1991. Aggregating tree species to develop diameter increment equations for tropical rainforests. For. Ecol. Manage., 42: 143-168. Pairwise F-tests provided an efficient approach for aggregating large numbers of species into a manageable number of groups for developing diameter increment functions. The first stage of the two-stage procedure identified the number of groups required...
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عنوان ژورنال: Forest Ecology and Management
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0378-1127
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1127(91)90022-n