Wood density of young-growth western hemlock: Relation to ring age, radial growth, stand density, and site quality

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2433-2442

  DeBell, Dean S ^a   Singleton, Ryan ^b   Gartner, Barbara L ^b   Marshall, David D ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITOMETERS; SAMPLING; WOOD; X RAY ANALYSIS;

DENSITY TRAITS; RING DENSITY; TREE GROWTH; X-RAY DENSITOMETRY;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; STAND STRUCTURE; TREE RING; WOOD QUALITY;

DENSITOMETRY; SAMPLING; STEMS; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA; X RAYS;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 15944382305     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X04-123     Document Type: Article

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