Three-dimensional structure of tree crowns and plant self-thinning

Japanese Journal of Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-102

  Osawa, Akira ^a  

^a RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crown fractal dimension; Crown volume; Foliage packing; Self thinning rule; Tree populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347881498     PISSN: 00215007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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