Self-thinning in Prince Rupprecht's larch (Larix principis-rupprechtii Mayr) stands

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 221-226

  Xue, Li ^a   Hagihara, Akio ^a,c   Tadaki, Yoshiya ^a,d   Du, Xangkuan ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Forestry Research Institute of Shanxi Province   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^d PREC Institute Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Density dependent mortality; Mean stem volume tree density trajectory; Phase self thinning line; Prince Rupprecht's larch; Self thinning law

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345236108     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02348319     Document Type: Article

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