Using miniature-scale plantations as experimental tools for assessing sustainability issues

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 450-454

  Amateis, Ralph L ^a   Sharma, Mahadev ^a   Burkhart, Harold E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; PRODUCTIVITY;

FOREST CERTIFICATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH MODELING; PLANTATION; SILVICULTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; GROWTH RATE; PLANTS; PRODUCTIVITY; SILVICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0037855906     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-163     Document Type: Conference Paper

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