Measurement of prestrain in trees: Implications for the determination of safety factors

Functional Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 971-974

  Bonser, R H C ^a   Ennos, A R ^a  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Latch; Prestrain; Safety factor; Strain guage; Tree; Wood

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032456448     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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