Carbon isotope discrimination and growth response of old Pinus ponderosa trees to stand density reductions

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 631-644

  McDowell, Nate ^a,c   Brooks, J R ^b   Fitzgerald, S A ^a   Bond, B J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Forest management; Old growth; Pinus ponderosa; Stem growth; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; CARBON ISOTOPE; DENSITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RESPONSE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PRODUCTIVITY; THINNING; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

NORTH AMERICA;

INSECTA; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 0242584465     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.00999.x     Document Type: Article

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