Testing a mechanistic model for predicting stand and tree growth

Forest Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-153

  Korol, R L ^a   Milner, K S ^b   Running, S W ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon balance; maintenance respiration; Net primary production

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029786224     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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