Predicting root biomass of burned and unburned white oak advance reproduction from diameter and height

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-45

  Knapp, Benjamin O ^a   Wang, G Geoff ^a   Van Lear, David H ^a   Walker, Joan L ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometric relationships; Oak regeneration; Root collar diameter

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; SEED; SOILS;

ALLOMETRIC RELATIONSHIPS; OAK REGENERATION; ROOT COLLAR DIAMETER;

HARDWOODS;

BIOMASS; FORESTS; HUMUS; QUERCUS; ROOTS; SEEDLINGS;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 33644996643     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/30.1.40     Document Type: Article

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