Distance-dependent and distance-independent models of douglas-fir and western hemlock basal area growth following silvicultural treatment

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 89, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 1-11

  Wimberly, Michael C ^a,b   Bare, B Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth and yield; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Spatial competition indices; Tessellation; Thinning; Tsuga heterophylla

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA GROWTH; DOUGLAS-FIR; FERTILIZATION; FOREST; GROWTH MODEL; THINNING; WESTERN HEMLOCK;

PINACEAE; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0030301748     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03870-4     Document Type: Article

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