Allometric relationships for surface area and dry mass of young Norway spruce aboveground organs

Journal of Forest Science

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 548-554

  Pokorny R ^a   Tomaskova I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Allometry; Biomass; Picea abies; Sapwood; Surface area

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ALLOMETRY; LEAF MASS; SAPWOOD;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; PICEA ABIES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 37749019799     PISSN: 12124834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/2166-jfs     Document Type: Article

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