Allometric relationships on biomass and needle area of Douglas-fir

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 86, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 193-203

  Bartelink, H H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allometry; Douglas fir; Dry matter distribution; Needle area; Pipe model; Sapwood

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS; DOUGLAS-FIR; NEEDLE AREA;

PINACEAE; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0030587665     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03783-8     Document Type: Article

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