Predicting branch characteristics of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) from simple stand and tree measurements

Forestry

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 525-546

  Mäkinen, Harri ^a   Ojansuu, Risto ^a   Sairanen, Pentti ^a   Yli Kojola, Hannu ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; MODEL; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SILVICULTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

ABIES; CONIFERALES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0346640560     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/76.5.525     Document Type: Article

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