Temporally resolved intra-annual wood density variations in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) as affected by climate and aspect

Annals of Forest Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-124

  Van Der Maaten, E ^a   Van Der Maaten Theunissen, M ^a   Spiecker, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Point dendrometer; Vessel size; Water availability; Wood formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865133406     PISSN: 18448135     EISSN: 20652445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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