A generalized self-thinning relationship for multi-species and mixed-size forests

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 207-219

  Rivoire, Michaël ^a,b   Le Moguedec, Gilles ^a,b,c  

^a LERFoB   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^c UMR AMAP   (France)

Author keywords

3 2 power law; Allometry; Generic modeling; Stand density index

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DATA SET; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIAMETER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MIXED FOREST; STAND STRUCTURE; THINNING;

FRANCE;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA ABIES; QUERCUS PETRAEA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 84862003275     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-011-0158-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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