A structurally based analytic model for estimation of biomass and fuel loads of woodland trees

Natural Resource Modeling

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 463-488

  Tausch, Robin J ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Crown growth patterns; Crown structure; Fuel loads; Tree biomass; Tree form

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PROCESS CONTROL;

ALLOMETRY; ANALYTIC MODELING; CROWN GROWTH; CROWN GROWTH PATTERN; CROWN STRUCTURE; FUEL LOADS; GROWTH PATTERNS; TREE BIOMASS; TREE CROWNS; TREE FORM;

ANALYTICAL MODELS;

CITRUS SINENSIS; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS OSTEOSPERMA; PINUS EDULIS;

EID: 73149104360     PISSN: 08908575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-7445.2009.00045.x     Document Type: Article

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