Modelling dominant height growth and site index curves for rebollo oak (Quercus pyrenaica Willd.)

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 929-940

  Adame, Patricia ^a   Cañellas, Isabel ^b   Roig, Sonia ^b   Del Río, Miren ^b  

^a Servicio de Programas de Salud y Prevención de la Dirección Técnica de Recursos Humanos y Gestión de Centros Gerencia de Servicios Sociales   (Spain)

^b Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algebraic difference equations; Coppices; Growth model; Rebollo oak; Site index

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DATA SET; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; STEM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

QUERCUS PYRENAICA;

EID: 33845494477     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2006076     Document Type: Article

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