Distance-dependent competition measures for eucalyptus plantations in Portugal

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 307-319

  Soares, Paula ^a   Tomé, Margarida ^a  

^a Tapada da Ajuda ^*  (Portugal)

Author keywords

Distance dependent indices; Eucalyptus globulus Labill.; Plantations; Prediction ability; Selection of competitors; Stand development

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; PREDICTION; SPACING; STAND STRUCTURE;

PORTUGAL;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0032983934     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:19990405     Document Type: Article

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