An experimental test of the causes of forest growth decline with stand age

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 393-414

  Ryan, Michael G ^a,b   Binkley, Dan ^b   Fownes, James H ^c,e   Giardina, Christian P ^c,f   Senock, Randy S ^d  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^f USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboveground productivity; Age related decline; Belowground allocation; Carbon allocation; Eucalyptus; Foliar respiration; Forest production; Leaf area; Modeling; Nutrition; Soil respiration; Wood respiration

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON BUDGET; LEAF AREA; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; STAND DYNAMICS;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PEPEEKEO; UNITED STATES;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS SALIGNA; HAWAIIA;

EID: 4444320775     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-4037     Document Type: Article

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