Allometries for widely spaced Populus ssp. and Betula ssp. in nurse crop systems

Forests

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1003-1031

  Stark, Hendrik ^a   Nothdurft, Arne ^b   Bauhus, J̈urgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Baden Württemberg Forest Research Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allometric biomass equation; Betula ssp.; Branch biomass allocation; H d ratio; Nurse crop; Populus ssp.; Wide tree spacing

Indexed keywords

BETULA SSP; BIOMASS EQUATIONS; BRANCH BIOMASS; H/D RATIO; POPULUS; TREE SPACING;

CROPS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; NURSING; NUTRIENTS; REFORESTATION;

BIOMASS;

ALLOMETRY; ANGIOSPERM; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CROP; DECIDUOUS TREE; NURSE PLANT; OVERSTORY; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE;

BETULA; POPULUS;

EID: 84888815816     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f4041003     Document Type: Article

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