Age, and radial growth dynamics of Pterocarpus angolensis in southern Africa

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 244, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 24-31

  Therrell, Matthew D ^a   Stahle, David W ^b   Mukelabai, Mukufute M ^c   Shugart, Herman H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c Zambia Meteorological Department   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Dendrochronology; Forest management; Growth rates; Pterocarpus angolensis; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; TIMBER;

DENDROCHRONOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

AGE STRUCTURE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DICOTYLEDON; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; SUSTAINABILITY; TREE RING;

CULTIVATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; PTEROCARPUS ANGOLENSIS;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PTEROCARPUS; PTEROCARPUS ANGOLENSIS;

EID: 34248376976     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.03.023     Document Type: Article

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