Crown and tree allometry of open-grown ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) and sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus L.)

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 205-218

  Hein, Sebastian ^a   Spiecker, Heinrich ^b  

^a Forest Research Institute of Baden Wurttemberg   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crown; Knottiness; Open grown trees; Space occupation; Tree allometry

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GROWTH RESPONSE; PRUNING; SAMPLING; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

ACER; ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR;

EID: 44549083296     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-008-9145-2     Document Type: Article

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