Modeling the impact of thinning on height development of dominant and codominant loblolly pine trees

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 349-354

  Sharma, Mahadev ^a   Smith, Michael ^b   Burkhart, Harold E ^c   Amateis, Ralph L ^c  

^a ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b White Earth Indian Reservation   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pinus taeda; Site index; Thinning response function; Thinning shock

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; HEIGHT; THINNING; TREE;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 33744915511     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2006015     Document Type: Article

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