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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1405-0471</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Madera y bosques]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Madera bosques]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1405-0471</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Ecología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1405-04712006000200091</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21829/myb.2006.1221245</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The segmental conic model for forest measurements]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cruz de León]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gildardo]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cruz de León]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo Facultad de Ingeniería en Tecnología de la Madera ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Morelia Mich.]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>12</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>91</fpage>
<lpage>96</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-04712006000200091&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-04712006000200091&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-04712006000200091&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: A close analysis of traditional geometries and volume equations in forest measurements lead us to propose the use of conic geometry by segments as an alternative method to approach the whole form of any regular tree bole, log or bolt. The model is general and applies to any solid of revolution and is supported on the truncated cone volume equation. It is called The Segmental Conic Model. The model accuracy depends on the number of segments and is exact in the limit when that number goes to infinity.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Un análisis minucioso de las geometrías tradicionales y ecuaciones de volumen en mediciones forestales nos conduce a proponer el uso de la geometría cónica por segmentos como un método alternativo para aproximar la forma completa de cualquier tronco de árbol en pie, en rollo, o troza. El modelo es general, se aplica a cualquier sólido de revolución y se apoya en la ecuación de volumen de cono truncado. Se denomina el Modelo Cónico Segmentado. La precisión del modelo depende del número de segmentos y es exacta en el límite cuando dicho número tiende a infinito.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cubic volume]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[mathematical analysis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Volumen cúbico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[análisis matemático]]></kwd>
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