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Calculation of Timber Yields From North Queensland Rainforests

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Yield Estimates for Loblolly Pine Plantations

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A Simple Procedure for Mapping Tree Locations in Forest Stands

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Simple methods for calculating minimum diameter and sustainable yield in mixed tropical forest

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Plot, stand, and cover-type aggregation effects on projections with an individual tree based stand growth model

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Multiple-use planning: An application of FORPLAN to an Australian forest

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Growth projection of a selectively cut-over forest based on residual inventory

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1988 • 7 citations

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1982 • 6 citations

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Assessing multiple estimates of plantation productivity

1989 • 5 citations

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1979 • 5 citations

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1988 • 5 citations

Comparative Costs of Using an Electronic Data Recorder and Field Forms

1987 • 2 citations