The effect of site quality on growth efficiency of upper crown class Picea rubens and Abies balsamea in Maine, USA

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 777-784

  DeRose, R Justin ^a   Seymour, Robert S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIES BALSAMEA; GROWTH EFFICIENCIES; LEAF AREA RELATIONSHIPS; LEAF AREAS; PER UNITS; SITE INDICES; SITE QUALITIES; VOLUME INCREMENTS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEAF AREA; SITE INDEX; THINNING;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; PICEA; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 65349165692     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-012     Document Type: Article

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