Influence of biomechanics and growing space on tree growth in young Pinus sylvestris stands

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 260, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2143-2147

  Lundqvist, Lars ^a   Elfving, Björn ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Competition; Growing space; Growth; Scots pine

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL MODEL; CROWN SIZE; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GROWING SPACE; GROWTH; GROWTH MODELLING; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; SCOTS PINE; SCOTS PINE SEEDLINGS; SITE PRODUCTIVITY; STEM DIAMETER; TREE GROWTH; TREE HEIGHT; WIND LOAD;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; COMPETITION; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

FORESTRY;

BIOMECHANICS; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; DIAMETER; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SEEDLING; STAND STRUCTURE; WIND VELOCITY;

EXPERIMENTATION; FORESTRY; GROWTH; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PLANTING; SPACING; TEST METHODS; TREE DIMENSIONS;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 78049260909     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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