Models for predicting microfibril angle variation in Scots pine

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 209-218

  Auty, David ^a,b   Gardiner, Barry A ^a,e   Achim, Alexis ^b   Moore, John R ^c   Cameron, Andrew D ^d  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c SCION   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e BORDEAUX SCIENCES AGRO   (France)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Microfibril angle; Nonlinear mixed effects models; Pinus sylvestris; Radial variation; Ring width

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GROWTH RATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLANTATION; WOOD QUALITY;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84878505891     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-012-0248-6     Document Type: Article

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