Development and application of boundary-line release criteria

Dendrochronologia

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-42

  Black, Bryan A ^a,b   Abrams, Marc D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary line; Disturbance; Eastern hemlock; Old growth; Percent growth change; Radial growth averaging; Release criteria

Indexed keywords

DENDROECOLOGY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST;

PINUS ECHINATA; PINUS PONDEROSA; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS MACROCARPA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 15744378390     PISSN: 11257865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2004.09.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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