How to measure stand density

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Zeide, Boris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy closure; Competition; Diameter increment; Growth equations; Self tolerance

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

DENSE STANDS; FORESTERS; LEAF AREA; TREE SIZE;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; CROWNS; FORESTRY; STAND DENSITY; TREES;

EID: 12544252732     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-004-0343-x     Document Type: Article

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