Evaluation of competition and light estimation indices for predicting diameter growth in mature boreal mixed forests

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 477-490

  Stadt, Kenneth J ^a   Huston, Carolyn ^a   Coates, K David ^a   Feng, Zhili ^a   Dale, Mark R T ^a   Lieffers, Victor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal mixed forest; Competition index; Distance dependence; Growth model; Photosynthetically active radiation

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; BOREAL FOREST; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DECIDUOUS TREE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GROWTH MODELING; LIGHT EFFECT; MIXED FOREST; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; STRATIFICATION;

BETULA PAPYRIFERA; PICEA GLAUCA; PINUS CONTORTA; POPULUS BALSAMIFERA;

EID: 34948850377     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2007025     Document Type: Article

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