Modelling stem breakage caused by typhoons in plantation Cryptomeria japonica forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 135, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 123-131

  Chiba, Yukihiro ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Physical stress; Simulation; Stem breakage; Tree form; Typhoon

Indexed keywords

BREAKAGE; MODELING; PLANTATION FORESTRY; TYPHOON;

CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; JAPONICA;

EID: 0034666680     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(00)00304-2     Document Type: Article

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