Branch growth and crown form in old coastal Douglas-fir

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 81-91

  Ishii, Hiroaki ^a   Clement, Joel P ^b   Shaw, David C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Wind River Canopy Crane Res Facil   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Branch growth; Coastal Douglas fir; Crown form; Old trees

Indexed keywords

CROWN ARCHITECTURE; DIEBACK; GROWTH MODELING;

PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0034212567     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00202-9     Document Type: Article

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