Density effects on organs in self-thinning Pinus densiflora Sieb. et Zucc. stands

Ecological Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 689-695

  Xue, Li ^a   Hagihara, Akio ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Density effect; Maximum yield; Optimum density; Organ; Self thinning

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWTH; POPULATION DENSITY; SELF THINNING; YIELD;

PINUS DENSIFLORA;

EID: 46749125728     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-007-0427-3     Document Type: Article

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