Biomechanics of buttressed trees: Bending strains and stresses

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1349-1356

  Clair, Bruno ^a   Fournier, Meriem ^a   Prevost, Marie Françoise ^b   Beauchene, Jacques ^a   Bardet, Sandrine ^c  

^a Campus Agronomique   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Buttress; Eleaocarpaceae; French Guiana; Sloanea spp.; Tropical trees; Wood

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; TREE;

SLOANEA;

EID: 0347567249     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.9.1349     Document Type: Article

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