Effects of growth rates, tree morphology and site conditions on longevity of Norway spruce in the northern Swiss Alps

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1117-1125

  Rötheli, Elisabeth ^a,c   Heiri, Caroline ^b   Bigler, Christof ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Longevity; Lower storey; Norway spruce; Radial growth rates; Tree morphology; Upper storey

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH RATE; LONGEVITY; MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY; POPULATION GROWTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TREE;

ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; NORWAY;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84860917804     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-011-0583-4     Document Type: Article

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