Foliage-sapwood area relationships for balsam fir in north-central Minnesota

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-210

  Gilmore, Daniel W ^a   Zenner, Eric K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abies balsamea; Leaf area; Sapwood area; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

LEAF AREA; SAPWOOD AREA;

WOOD;

ABIES BALSAMEA; BIOMASS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SILVICULTURE; WOOD;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA;

EID: 26244455974     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/22.3.203     Document Type: Review

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