Influence of Swiss needle cast on foliage age-class structure and vertical foliage distribution in Douglas-fir plantations in north coastal Oregon

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1497-1508

  Weiskittel, Aaron R ^a   Maguire, Douglas A ^a   Garber, Sean M ^a   Kanaskie, Alan ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; FORESTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; VEGETATION;

AGE-CLASS STRUCTURE; FOLIAGE MASS; STAND DENSITIES; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGE CLASS; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; EVERGREEN TREE; FOLIAGE; FUNGAL DISEASE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURFACE AREA; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; TREES;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 33748561195     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-044     Document Type: Article

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