Estimating coarse root biomass of balsam fir

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 991-998

  Lavigne, M B ^a   Krasowski, M J ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

BIOMASS EQUATIONS; COARSE ROOT BIOMASS; GENERIC RATIO; ROOT SYSTEMS;

BIOMASS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS TREE; DIAMETER; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; THINNING;

ABIES BALSAMEA; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA;

EID: 34948829527     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-311     Document Type: Article

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