Allocation of above-ground growth in Pinus sylvestris - Impacts of tree size and competition

Silva Fennica

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-166

  Vanninen, Petteri ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SAIMA   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allocation; Growth efficiency; Scots pine

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CORRELATION METHODS;

BIOMASS ANALYSIS; TREE LEVEL INDICATORS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; AGE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GROWTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SIZE;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 3042527363     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.425     Document Type: Article

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