Tree growth prediction using size and exposed crown area

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-20

  Wyckoff, Peter H ^a   Clark, James S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GROWTH KINETICS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY;

EXPOSED CROWN AREA (ECA); GROWTH PREDICTORS; LIGHT INTERCEPTION; SHADE-TOLERANCE CLASSIFICATION;

FORESTRY;

GROWTH RATE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PREDICTION; SHADE TOLERANCE;

BIODIVERSITY; GROWTH RATE; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; TREES;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 19744369453     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x04-142     Document Type: Article

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