The effects of thinning and gypsy moth defoliation on wood volume growth in oaks

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 257-268

  Fajvan, Mary Ann ^a   Rentch, Jim ^b   Gottschalk, Kurt ^a  

^a NORTHERN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendroecology; Gypsy moth; Oaks; Repeated measures analysis

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WOOD;

DENDROECOLOGY; GYPSY MOTH; REPEATED MEASURES ANALYSIS; VOLUME INCREMENT;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUERCUS; WOOD;

LYMANTRIA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 41149167520     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-007-0183-6     Document Type: Article

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