Predicting spacing effects on growth and optimal rotations of tropical multipurpose trees

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 377-390

  Harrington, R A ^a   Fownes, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY TECHNIQUE; GROWTH ANALYSIS; MODELLING APPROACH; OPTIMAL ROTATION; SPACING EFFECT;

EID: 0029666809     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-521X(95)00013-U     Document Type: Article

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