Patterns of growth dominance in forests of the Rocky Mountains, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 236, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 193-201

  Binkley, Dan ^a   Kashian, Daniel M ^a   Boyden, Suzanne ^b   Kaye, Margot W ^c   Bradford, John B ^d   Arthur, Mary A ^e   Fornwalt, Paula J ^a,d   Ryan, Michael G ^a,d  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abies lasiocarpa; Age related decline in forest growth; Competition; P. ponderosa; Picea engelmannii; Pinus contorta; Populus tremuloides; Stand development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AGE RELATED DECLINE IN FOREST GROWTH; P PONDEROSA; STAND DEVELOPMENT;

FORESTRY;

DOMINANCE; FOREST DYNAMICS; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; STAND DYNAMICS; TREE;

ABIES LASIOCARPA; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PINUS CONTORTA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

ABIES; ABIES LASIOCARPA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PINUS CONTORTA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 33751212174     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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