Tree allometry of Douglas fir and Norway spruce on a nutrient-poor and a nutrient-rich site

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-110

  Urban, Josef ^a   Holušová, Kateřina ^a   Menšík, Ladislav ^a   Čermák, Jan ^a   Kantor, Petr ^a  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Allometry; Biometry; Douglas fir; Norway spruce; Stem increment

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL MOISTURE;

ALLOMETRIC RELATIONSHIP; ALLOMETRY; BIOMETRY; DIAMETER-AT-BREAST HEIGHTS; DOUGLAS FIR; NORWAY SPRUCE; NUTRIENT CONDITIONS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

FORESTRY;

BIOMETRICS; FORESTRY; MOISTURE; NUTRIENTS; PICEA ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA; SOIL; WATER SUPPLY;

PICEA ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 84872488117     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-012-0771-y     Document Type: Article

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