Examining age- and altitude-related variation in tree architecture and needle efficiency in Norway spruce using trend surface analysis

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 237-247

  Kuuluvainen, Timo ^a   Sprugel, Douglas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Biomass partitioning; Branching habit; Crown structure; Picea abies; Tree vitality

Indexed keywords

CROWN STRUCTURE; NEEDLE EFFICIENCY; NORWAY SPRUCE; TREE ARCHITECTURE; TREND SURFACE ANALYSIS;

SWITZERLAND;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0030588352     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03842-X     Document Type: Article

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