Branch surface area and its vertical distribution in coastal Douglas-fir

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 657-667

  Weiskittel, Aaron R ^a   Maguire, Douglas A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Branch surface area; Crown structure; Douglas fir; Swiss needle cast; Wood area index

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; ECOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION; RAIN;

BRANCH SURFACE AREA; CROWN STRUCTURE; SWISS NEEDLE CAST; WOOD AREA INDEX;

FORESTRY;

CROWNS; FOLIAR ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PSEUDOTSUGA;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 33751420586     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-006-0081-3     Document Type: Article

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