Growth and development of loblolly pine in a spacing trial planted in Hawaii

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-24

  Harms, William R ^a   Whitesell, Craig D ^a   DeBell, Dean S ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth and yield; Pinus taeda; Self thinning; Stand dynamics; Stockability

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; SPACING; STAND STRUCTURE;

UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0034141557     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00079-1     Document Type: Article

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