Biomass and growth potential of Eucalyptus regnans up to 100m tall

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 348, Issue , 2015, Pages 78-91

  Sillett, Stephen C ^a   Van Pelt, Robert ^a   Kramer, Russell D ^b   Carroll, Allyson L ^a   Koch, George W ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometric equations; Biomass; Carbon; Eucalyptus regnans; Old age; Tree size

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; FORESTRY;

ALLOMETRIC EQUATIONS; EUCALYPTUS REGNANS; GROUND BASED MEASUREMENT; INTENSIVE MEASUREMENTS; OLD AGE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC TISSUES; STAND-REPLACING FIRES; TREE SIZE;

ECOLOGY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; EVERGREEN FOREST; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PHYTOMASS;

BIOMASS; CARBON; EQUATIONS; EUCALYPTUS REGNANS; TREES;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EUCALYPTUS REGNANS; FUNGI;

EID: 84927667648     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.03.046     Document Type: Article

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