Wind loading of trees: Influence of tree size and competition

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 203-217

  Hale, Sophie E ^a   Gardiner, Barry A ^a   Wellpott, Axel ^a,b   Nicoll, Bruce C ^a   Achim, Alexis ^a,c  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competition indices; Larix decidua Mill; Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.; Risk; Wind damage; Wind loading

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAND STRUCTURE; THINNING; TREE; WIND FORCING; WIND VELOCITY;

LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA; PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 81955165472     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-010-0448-2     Document Type: Article

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