Bridging process-based and empirical approaches to modeling tree growth

Tree Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 769-779

  Valentine, Harry T ^a   Mäkelä, Annikki ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbon balance; Crown length; Crown rise; Diameter; Height; Optimal control model; Pipe model; Self thinning

Indexed keywords

GROWTH MODELING; TREE;

EID: 22344448105     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/25.7.769     Document Type: Conference Paper

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