Foliage height influences specific leaf area of three conifer species

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 164-170

  Marshall, John D ^a   Monserud, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; VEGETATION;

SPECIFIC LEAF AREA (SLA);

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CANOPY; CONIFEROUS TREE; HEIGHT; LEAF AREA;

UNITED STATES;

ABIES; CONIFERALES; CONIFEROPHYTA; MONTICOLA; PINUS MONTICOLA; PINUS PONDEROSA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0037285329     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-158     Document Type: Article

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