A dynamic model of the behaviour of Sitka spruce in high winds

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 249-259

  Saunderson, S E T ^a   England, A H ^a   Baker, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; NUMERICAL METHOD; TREE; WIND STRESS;

BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREE; WIND;

PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 0033533710     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1999.0983     Document Type: Article

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