Effects of competitive and cooperative interaction among neighboring trees on tree growth in a naturally regenerated even-aged Larix sibirica stand in considering height stratification

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 185-191

  Mitsuda, Yasushi ^a,b   Ito, Satoshi ^b   Takata, Katsuhiko ^c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^c AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Competitive interaction; Cooperative interaction; Growth of individual tree; Height stratification; Larix sibirica

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

HEIGHT STRATIFICATION;

FORESTRY;

LARIX SIBIRICA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRATIFICATION; STRESS ANALYSIS; TREES;

LARIX SIBIRICA;

EID: 0037121426     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02763131     Document Type: Article

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