Windthrow damage in Picea abies is associated with physical and chemical stem wood properties

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 463-473

  Meyer, Fabian Daniel ^a   Paulsen, Jens ^a   Körner, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Dendrology; Forest; Mechanics; Nutrients; Spruce; Stem fracture; Switzerland; Treerings

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION;

(PL) PROPERTIES; CENTRAL EUROPE; LARGE PARTS; PICEA ABIES; STEM WOOD; SWITZERLAND; WINDTHROW;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 46649083431     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-007-0206-3     Document Type: Article

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