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- Title
ASSESSING TERPENE CONTENT VARIABILITY OF WHITEBARK PINE IN ORDER TO ESTIMATE REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE SIZE.
- Authors
Stefanović, Milena; Mitrović, Slobodanka; Obratov-Petković, Dragica; Vidaković, Vera; Popović, Zorica; Matić, Rada; Bojović, Srđan
- Abstract
In studies of population variability, particular attention has to be paid to the selection of a representative sample. The aim of this study was to assess the size of the new representative sample on the basis of the variability of chemical content of the initial sample on the example of a whitebark pine population. Statistical analysis included the content of 19 characteristics (terpene hydrocarbons and their derivates) of the initial sample of 10 elements (trees). It was determined that the new sample should contain 20 trees so that the mean value calculated from it represents a basic set with a probability higher than 95 %. Determination of the lower limit of the representative sample size that guarantees a satisfactory reliability of generalization proved to be very important in order to achieve cost efficiency of the research.
- Subjects
WHITEBARK pine; COST effectiveness; TREE populations; TREES; TERPENES; HYDROCARBONS
- Publication
Bulletin of the Faculty of Forestry / Glasnik Šumarskog Fakulteta, 2013, Vol 107, p193
- ISSN
0353-4537
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2298/GSF1307189S