Crown structure and growth efficiency of red spruce in uneven-aged, mixed-species stands in Maine

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1233-1240

  Maguire, Douglas A ^a,c   Brissette, John C ^b   Gu, Lianhong ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROWN ARCHITECTURE; GROWTH; MIXED FOREST;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 0032409407     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-093     Document Type: Article

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