Improving the simulation of stand structure in a forest gap model

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-195

  Lindner, Marcus ^a   Sievänen, Risto ^b   Pretzsch, Hans ^c  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change impact analysis; Competitions effects; Forest gap model; Height diameter relationship; Street structure

Indexed keywords

FOREST GAP MODEL; FORSKA; MODELLING; STAND STRUCTURE;

GERMANY, BAVARIA, FABRIKSCHLEICHACH;

FAGUS;

EID: 0343306726     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03967-9     Document Type: Article

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