Frequency responses of radial growth series after different thinning intensities in Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) stands

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 177, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 51-63

  Misson, Laurent ^a,b   Vincke, Caroline ^b   Devillez, Freddy ^b  

^a CEREGE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dendroecology; Drought stress; Frequency variation; Thinning

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; POLYNOMIALS;

TREE RING-AREA;

FORESTRY;

DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DROUGHT STRESS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; THINNING;

BASAL AREA; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; PICEA;

BELGIUM;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0037424960     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00324-9     Document Type: Article

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