Tree biomechanics and growth strategies in the context of forest functional ecology

Ecology and Biomechanics: A Mechanical Approach to the Ecology of Animals and Plants

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-33

  Fournier, Meriem ^a   Stokes, Alexia ^b   Coutand, Catherine ^c   Fourcaud, Thierry ^b,d   Moulia, Bruno ^c  

^a Campus Agronomique   (France)

^b Domaine de l'Hermitage   (France)

^c PIAF   (France)

^d UMR AMAP   (France)

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