Selecting models for capturing tree-size effects on growth-resource relationships

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1695-1704

  MacFarlane, David W ^a   Kobe, Richard K ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN;

ABSOLUTE GROWTH RATE (AGR); RADIAL GROWTH RATE; TREE-SIZE EFFECTS;

FORESTRY;

DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST RESOURCE; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SAPLING; SIZE EFFECT;

ACER RUBRUM; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; QUERCUS RUBRA;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; ACER SACCHARUM; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 33748889902     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-054     Document Type: Article

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