Density frontiers for even-aged Douglas-fir and western hemlock stands in coastal British Columbia

Forest Science

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 675-682

  De Montigny, Louise ^a   Nigh, Gordon ^a  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Density; Douglas fir; Mortality; Self thinning; Western hemlock

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MORTALITY FUNCTIONS;

FORESTRY;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORTALITY; PSEUDOTSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

CONIUM; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 37149029707     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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