Growth assessment in tropical trees: Large daily diameter fluctuations and their concealment by dendrometer bands

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2027-2035

  Sheil, Douglas ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SHRINKAGE; SIZE DETERMINATION; TROPICS;

DENDROMETER BANDS; GROWTH ASSESSMENT;

FORESTRY;

DIAMETER; GROWTH; MEASUREMENT METHOD; TREE; WATER UPTAKE;

EID: 0346216917     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-121     Document Type: Article

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