Still rethinking the value of high wood density

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 165-168

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

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allometric relationship; Breaking stress; Elastic modulus; Flexural stiffness; Mechanical properties; Specific gravity; Tree stem; Trunk strength; Wood density; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BENDING; BIOMECHANICS; DATA SET; DENSITY; ELASTIC MODULUS; FLEXURE; GRAVITY FIELD; RUPTURE; STEM; STIFFNESS; WOODY PLANT;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM; TREE; WOOD;

BIOMECHANICS; PLANT STEMS; TREES; WOOD;

EID: 84858412610     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100324     Document Type: Article

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