Estimating site productivity in irregular stand structures by indexing the basal area or volume increment of the dominant species

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 92-100

  Berrill, John Pascal ^a   O'Hara, Kevin L ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest productivity; Multiaged management; Sequoia sempervirens; Site index; Thinning response; Tree growth; Unevenaged silviculture

Indexed keywords

FOREST PRODUCTIVITY; MULTIAGED; SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS; SITE INDEX; THINNING RESPONSE; TREE GROWTH; UNEVEN-AGED SILVICULTURE;

PRODUCTIVITY; WOOD;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; MIXED FOREST; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE; THINNING; VOLUME;

BASAL AREA; FORESTS; PRODUCTIVITY; SEQUOIA; SILVICULTURE; THINNING; WOOD;

EID: 84892411888     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2013-0230     Document Type: Article

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