The role of stand density on growth efficiency, leaf area index, and resin flow in southwestern ponderosa pine forests

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 343-355

  McDowell, Nate G ^a   Adams, Henry D ^b,c   Bailey, John D ^b,d   Kolb, Thomas E ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

GROWTH EFFICIENCY; RESIN FLOW; STEMWOOD;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; EVERGREEN FOREST; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH; LEAF AREA INDEX; OVERSTORY; RESIN; STAND STRUCTURE; UNDERSTORY;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; PINUS PONDEROSA;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 34547457715     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-233     Document Type: Article

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