The Weibull model and an ecological application: Describing the dynamics of foliage biomass on scots pine

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 138, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 309-319

  Fleming, Richard A ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allometric growth; Foliage longevity; Pinus sylvestris; Plant demography

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOLIAGE; PINE; WEIBULL THEORY;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0035866981     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(00)00410-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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