Western Journal of Applied Forestry · 2000 · 170 citations · 0 references
Scaling AnalysisArithmetic Mean DiameterEngineeringAverage Tree DiameterForestryAgricultural EconomicsDeforestationPractical ReasonsForest ProductivityDescriptive StatisticForest InventoryTree GrowthQuadratic Mean Diameter
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.