Aggregate height - A composite measure of stand density for tree seedling populations

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 223, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 336-341

  Fei, Songlin ^a   Gould, Peter J ^b   Steiner, Kim C ^b   Finley, James C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance regeneration; Mensuration; Stand development

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENTS; REFORESTATION;

ADVANCE REGENERATION; SEEDLING POPULATION; STAND DEVELOPMENT;

FORESTRY;

REGENERATION; SEEDLING; STAND DYNAMICS;

MEASUREMENT; REFORESTATION; SEEDLINGS; STAND DENSITY; TREES;

EID: 32344435517     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.11.014     Document Type: Article

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