Patterns of leaf area index during stand development in even-aged balsam fir - red spruce stands

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 629-637

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIES BALSAMEA; ACADIAN FOREST; BALSAM FIR; CROWN CLOSURES; EVEN-AGED STANDS; FOREST STAND; HEIGHT CONSTANTS; LEAF AREA INDEX; NON-LINEAR REGRESSION; RED SPRUCE; RESEARCH NETWORKS; SITE QUALITY; STAND DENSITIES; STAND DEVELOPMENT;

PLANT SHUTDOWNS; SOFTWOODS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; LEAF AREA INDEX; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE;

ABIES BALSAMEA; FORESTRY; MAINE; PICEA RUBENS; SILVICULTURE; SOFTWOODS; STAND DENSITY;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; PICEA; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 77951695762     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-018     Document Type: Article

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