Explaining growth of individual trees: Light interception and efficiency of light use by Eucalyptus at four sites in Brazil

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 259, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1704-1713

  Binkley, Dan ^a   Stape, José Luiz ^b   Bauerle, William L ^c   Ryan, Michael G ^c,d  

^a Colorado State University ^*  (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related decline; Competition; Eucalyptus clone; MAESTRA; Tropical plantation silviculture

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED; AGE-RELATED DECLINE; EUCALYPTUS CLONES; HIGH EFFICIENCY; INDIVIDUAL TREE; LIGHT INTERCEPTION; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; MARGINAL CONTRIBUTION; MID-ROTATION; PER UNIT; RESOURCE LIMITATIONS; STAND DEVELOPMENT; STAND GROWTH; STAND STRUCTURES; STEM GROWTH; TREE GROWTH; TREE SIZE; TROPICAL PLANTATIONS;

CLONING; COMPETITION; IRRIGATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ROTATION;

FORESTRY;

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EVERGREEN TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTATION FORESTRY; STAND STRUCTURE; THINNING;

CLONES; COMPETITION; EUCALYPTUS; FORESTRY; IRRIGATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ROTATION;

BRAZIL;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 77949489503     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.05.037     Document Type: Article

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