A generic model of thinning and stand density effects on forest growth, mortality and net increment

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 815-815

  Franklin, Oskar ^a   Aoki, Kentaro ^a   Seidl, Rupert ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Closure; Dead wood; Forest model; Forestry; Optimal density

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; DEAD WOOD; FORESTRY PRACTICE; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; PARAMETERIZATION; STAND STRUCTURE; THINNING;

EID: 71049115939     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2009073     Document Type: Article

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