Compatible System for Predicting Total and Merchantable Stem Volume over and under Bark, Branch Volume and Whole-Tree Volume of Pine Species

Accurate quantification of branch volume in trees is important for sustainable forest management, especially as these fractions are increasingly used for bioenergy, and for precise forest CO2 quantification. Whereas a large focus has been placed on the compatible estimation of tree taper and bole vo...

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Main Authors: José Javier Corral-Rivas, Daniel Jose Vega-Nieva, Roque Rodríguez-Soalleiro, Carlos Antonio López-Sánchez, Christian Wehenkel, Benedicto Vargas-Larreta, Juan Gabriel Álvarez-González, Ana Daría Ruiz-González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/8/11/417