Crown and stand characteristics of Eucalyptus nitens in response to initial spacing: Implications for thinning

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 172, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 215-227

  Pinkard, E A ^a   Neilsen, W A ^a  

^a FORESTRY TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometrics; Biomass partitioning; Stocking

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; HARVESTING;

LEAF AREA INDEX;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; NICHE PARTITIONING; SPACING; THINNING;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS;

EID: 0037454798     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(01)00803-9     Document Type: Article

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