Technical Note: Why Quadratic Mean Diameter?

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Authors

Robert O. Curtis · Pacific Northwest Research Station

David D. Marshall · Pacific Northwest Research Station

Abstract

Abstract Quadratic mean diameter is the measure of average tree diameter conventionally used in forestry, rather than arithmetic mean diameter. The historical and practical reasons for this convention are reviewed. West. J. Appl. For. 15(3):137-139.

Topics & Keywords

Forest ecology and management Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volume 15, Issue 3, pp. 137-139

DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/15.3.137

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