Analysis of radial growth responses to changes in stand density for four tree species

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 188, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 65-75

  Plauborg, K U ^a,b  

^a Royal Danish Embassy   (Nepal)

^b DANISH FOREST LANDSCAPE RES INST   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acer pseudoplatanus L.; Competition; Dendrometry; Density management; Fagus sylvatica L.; Optimal stocking; Picea abies (L.) Karst.; Pinus sylvestris L.; Radial growth; Thinning

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; GROWTH KINETICS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

RADIAL GROWTH RESPONSE;

FORESTRY;

DIAMETER; GROWTH; GROWTH RESPONSE; SILVICULTURE; STOCKING DENSITY; TREE;

ABIES; ACER; ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0842263179     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2003.07.022     Document Type: Article

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