Radial growth responses to gap creation in large, old Sequoiadendron giganteum

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 498-509

  York, Robert A ^a   Fuchs, Danielle ^a   Battles, John J ^a   Stephens, Scott L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gap based silviculture; Giant sequoia; Growth release; Sequoiadendron giganteum; Sierra Nevada mixed conifer; Specimen old growth trees; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES CONCOLOR; CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS LAMBERTIANA; SEQUOIADENDRON; SEQUOIADENDRON GIGANTEUM;

EID: 77956330339     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2010.01089.x     Document Type: Article

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