Predicting branch angle and branch diameter of Scots pine from usual tree measurements and stand structural information

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1686-1696

  Mäkinen, Harri ^a   Colin, Francis ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VEGETATION;

BRANCH ANGLE; BRANCH MEASUREMENTS; CANOPY POSITIONS; SCOTS PINE; VARIANCE COMPONENTS MODEL;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CROWN ARCHITECTURE; MODELING; STAND STRUCTURE; STEM;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0032216353     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-141     Document Type: Article

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