A crown model for simulating long-term stand and gap dynamics in northern hardwood forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 152, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 235-258

  Choi, Jungkee ^a,b   Lorimer, Craig G ^a   Vanderwerker, Jayne ^a   Cole, William G ^a,c   Martin, George L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^c ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acer saccharum; Canopy gaps; Crown growth; Crown models; Ecosystem management; Extended rotations; Forest simulation; Multi aged forests; Northern hardwoods; Old growth forests

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORESTRY; GAS DYNAMICS; SUPPORTS;

SHADE-TOLERANT SPECIES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CANOPY GAP; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GAP DYNAMICS; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; ROTATION; STAND STRUCTURE;

ACER SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0035887761     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(00)00606-X     Document Type: Article

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