Predicting the relative sensitivity of forest production in Ireland to site quality and climate change

Climate Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-67

  Goodale, Christine L ^a   Aber, John D ^a   Farrell, Edward P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Foliar nitrogen; Regional modeling; Sitka spruce; Validation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST; FOREST PRODUCTION; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SITKA SPRUCE;

IRELAND;

EID: 0031871123     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr010051     Document Type: Article

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