A Density Management Diagram Including Stand Stability and Crown Fire Risk for Pseudotsuga Menziesii (Mirb.) Franco in Spain

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-176

  López Sánchez, Carlos ^a   Rodríguez Soalleiro, Roque ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canopy bulk density; Forest management; Forest plantations; Slenderness coefficient; Spain; Stand management diagrams

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BULK DENSITY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MOUNTAIN REGION; STAND DYNAMICS; TREE PLANTING;

CANTABRIA; PYRENEES; SPAIN;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 77949381110     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/mrd.1070     Document Type: Article

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