A functional comparison of productivity in even-aged and multiaged stands: A synthesis for Pinus ponderosa

Forest Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 290-303

  O'Hara, Kevin L ^a   Nagel, Linda M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growing space efficiency; Growth efficiency; Leaf area index; Ponderosa pine; Selection silviculture; Uneven aged

Indexed keywords

PRODUCTIVITY;

GROWING SPACE EFFICIENCY; GROWTH EFFICIENCY; LEAF AREA INDEX; SELECTION SILVICULTURE; UNEVEN-AGED;

FORESTRY;

GROWTH; PINUS; PINUS PONDEROSA; PRODUCTIVITY; SILVICULTURE;

PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 33744989738     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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