The interpretation of stem diameter-height allometry in trees: Biomechanical constraints, neighbour effects, or biased regressions?

Ecology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 89-97

  Henry, H A L ^a   Aarssen, L W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allometry; Biomechanical constraints; Competition; Diameter; Growth trajectories; Height; Model II regression; Trees

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032968253     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.1999.22054.x     Document Type: Article

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