Modeling forest stand dynamics from optimal balances of carbon and nitrogen

New Phytologist

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 961-971

  Valentine, Harry T ^a   Mäkelä, Annikki ^b  

^a US Forest Service   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allocation; Biomass; Carbon (C); Growth model; Optimization; Pipe model; Productivity; Stand dynamics

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ADAPTATION; CARBON; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STAND DYNAMICS; WOOD;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; FORESTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; SCOTS PINE; TREE;

BIOMASS; CARBON; FORESTRY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; TREES;

FINLAND;

EID: 84860431245     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04123.x     Document Type: Article

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