Biomass structure and allometry of Abies nephrolepis (Maxim) in northeast China

Silva Fennica

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 211-226

  Wang, Jinsong ^a   Zhang, Chunyu ^a   Xia, Fucai ^a   Zhao, Xiuhai ^a   Wu, Lianhai ^b   von Gadow, Klaus ^c  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abies nephrolepis (Maxim); Aboveground competition; Allometry; Biomass structure; Tree size

Indexed keywords

ABIES NEPHROLEPIS (MAXIM); ABOVEGROUND COMPETITION; ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS STRUCTURE; TREE SIZE;

BIOMASS; COMPETITION; FORESTRY;

PLANT EXTRACTS;

ALLOMETRY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMASS; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONIFEROUS TREE; CORRELATION; DIAMETER; DOMINANCE; FOLIAGE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HEIGHT; LINEARITY; SECONDARY FOREST;

ABIES NEPHROLEPIS; ACER MONO; BIOMASS; COMPETITION; EXTRACTIVES; FORESTRY; FRAXINUS MANDSHURICA; PINUS KORAIENSIS; PLANTS; QUERCUS MONGOLICA;

CHINA;

ABIES; ABIES NEPHROLEPIS; ACER; ACER MONO; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS MANDSHURICA; MALVACEAE; PINUS KORAIENSIS; QUERCUS MONGOLICA; TILIA AMURENSIS;

EID: 79959883741     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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