Applications of modeling to vegetation management

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2505-2514

  Mason, Euan G ^a   Dzierzon, Helge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT; NUTRITION; WATER;

FOREST MENSURATIONAL TECHNIQUES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SITE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES;

VEGETATION;

CROP PLANT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MODELING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WEED;

LIGHT; NUTRITION; PLANTS; WATER;

EID: 33846309626     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-191     Document Type: Conference Paper

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