Factors controlling the decline of net primary production with stand age for balsam fir in Newfoundland assessed using an ecosystem simulation model

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 151-164

  Hunt Jr , E Raymond ^a   Lavigne, Michael B ^b   Franklin, Steven E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balsam fir; BGC+ +; Forest ecosystems; Growth efficiency; Net primary production; Stand growth

Indexed keywords

AGE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STAND DYNAMICS;

CANADA;

ABIES BALSAMEA; PINUS CONTORTA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0344931842     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(99)00135-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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