Effect of stand densities on stand dynamics in white fir (Abies concolor) forests in northeast California, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 244, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 50-59

  Zhang, Jianwei ^a   Oliver, William W ^a   Ritchie, Martin W ^a  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Logistic model fitting; Relative density; Stand structure; Thinning

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; FLAMMABLE MATERIALS;

LOGISTIC MODEL FITTING; SELF-THINNING; STAND STRUCTURE;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RESPONSE; STAND DYNAMICS; STAND STRUCTURE; THINNING;

DATA PROCESSING; DENSITY; FORESTS; STAND DENSITY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; ABIES CONCOLOR; ABIES GRANDIS;

EID: 34248361171     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.03.036     Document Type: Article

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