Crown shyness in lodgepole pine stands of varying stand height, density, and site index in the upper foothills of Alberta

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2104-2111

  Fish, Heather ^a   Lieffers, Victor J ^a   Silins, Uldis ^a   Hall, Ronald J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

CROWN LENGTH; LITTERFALL; SKY;

SOFTWOODS;

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMPENSATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; LEAF AREA; LITTERFALL; SITE INDEX; STAND STRUCTURE;

CROWNS; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST LITTER; LEAVES; PINUS;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 33845630747     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-107     Document Type: Article

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