Age-related decline in forest ecosystem growth: An individual-tree, stand-structure hypothesis

Ecosystems

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 58-67

  Binkley, Dan ^a   Stape, José L ^a,c   Ryan, Michael G ^a,b   Barnard, Holly R ^a,b   Fownes, James ^d,e  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem production; Eucalyptus plantations; Forest growth; Growth decline; Resource use

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; STAND STRUCTURE;

BRAZIL; UNITED STATES;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS SALIGNA;

EID: 0036460084     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-001-0055-7     Document Type: Article

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