Size-density metrics, leaf area, and productivity in eastern white pine

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2469-2478

  Innes, J C ^a,c   Ducey, M J ^a   Gove, J H ^b   Leak, W B ^b   Barrett, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c Sierra Nevada Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAND DENSITY INDEX (SDI); STAND PRODUCTIVITY; TREES PER HECTARE;

FORESTRY;

BIOMETRY; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; LEAF AREA; PRODUCTIVITY; SILVICULTURE;

FORESTS; PINUS; SILVICULTURE;

NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 33644537392     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-174     Document Type: Article

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