Leaf area and tree increment dynamics on a fertile mixed-conifer site in southern Finland

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 237-247

  O'Hara, Kevin L ^a,b   Lähde, Erkki ^a   Laiho, Olavi ^a   Norokorpi, Yrjö ^a   Saksa, Timo ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crown efficiency; Leaf area index; Mixed species; Picea abies; Pittus sylvestris

Indexed keywords

ABIES; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0345390108     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:19990306     Document Type: Article

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