Scaling up from the individual tree to the stand level in Scots pine. I. Needle distribution, overall crown and root geometry

Annales des Sciences Forestieres

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 63-88

  Cermák, Jan ^a,b   Riguzzi, Francesca ^a,c   Ceulemans, Reinhart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^c Consorzio Agrital Ricerche ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Canopy structure; Leaf area index; Needle dry mass distribution; Root geometry; Scaling up; Scots pine; Tree allometrics; Vertical needle distribution

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; NEEDLE DISTRIBUTION; ROOT GEOMETRY;

BELGIUM; BRASSCHAAT;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0031981963     PISSN: 00034312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:19980105     Document Type: Article

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