Growth in loblolly pine plantations as a function of stand density and canopy properties

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 82, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 49-58

  Dean, Thomas J ^a   Baldwin Jr , V Clark ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy depth; Leaf area index; Live crown ratio; Loblolly pine; Productivity; Stand density

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; GROWTH; LOBLOLLY PINE; PLANTATION; STAND DENSITY;

PINACEAE; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0030431789     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1127(95)03694-6     Document Type: Article

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