Initializing a model stand for process-based projection

Tree Physiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 393-398

  Valentine, Harry T ^a   Herman, David A ^a   Gove, Jeffrey H ^a   Hollinger, David Y ^a   Solomon, Dale S ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon balance; Crown length; Diameter; Growth; Height; Modeling; Pipe model theory

Indexed keywords

GROWTH MODELING; TREE;

EID: 0034161698     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/20.5-6.393     Document Type: Article

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