Rethinking the value of high wood density

Functional Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 701-705

  Larjavaara, Markku ^a   Muller Landau, Helene C ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Bark; Construction cost; Decay resistance; Maintenance cost; Strength; Trunk respiration; Xylem implosion

Indexed keywords

BARK; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST; LIFE HISTORY; STRENGTH; SURFACE AREA; TRADE-OFF; WOOD; XYLEM;

EID: 78049261325     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01698.x     Document Type: Article

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