Applying Nonlinear Mixed-effects Models to Taper Equations: A Case Study of Pinus densiflora in Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea
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Shin, Joong-Hoon
(Forest Policy and Economics Division, National Institute of Forest Science)
Han, Hee (Forest Policy and Economics Division, National Institute of Forest Science) Ko, Chi-Ung (Forest ICT Research Center, National Institute of Forest Science) Kang, Jin-Taek (Forest ICT Research Center, National Institute of Forest Science) Kim, Young-Hwan (Forest Policy and Economics Division, National Institute of Forest Science) |
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