Adjustment of estimated tree growth rates in northern California conifers for changes in precipitation levels

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1241-1248

  Wensel, Lee C ^a   Turnblom, Eric C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; GROWTH RATE; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032409079     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-090     Document Type: Article

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