Analyzing canopy structure in Pacific Northwest old-growth forests with a stand-scale crown model

Northwest Science

Volumn 70, Issue SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 15-30

  Van Pelt, Robert ^a   North, Malcolm P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANOPY STRUCTURE; CROWN MODEL; FOREST STAND; OLD-GROWTH FOREST;

USA, (NORTHWEST);

PINACEAE; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0029660991     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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