Background More than a half century ago, Shinozaki et al.(. A quantitative analysis of plant form–the pipe model theory. I. Basic analyses. Japanese Journal of Ecology B: 97–105) …
Forest Growth and Yield Modeling synthesizes current scientific literature and provides insights in how models are constructed. Giving suggestions for future developments, and …
B Husch, TW Beers, JA Kershaw Jr - 2002 - books.google.com
The new, revised edition of the standard volume on forest measurement The updated edition of this long-standing classic, Forest Mensuration, Fourth Edition, provides new, complete …
The leaf area to sapwood area ratio (A l: A s) of trees has been hypothesized to decrease as trees become older and taller. Theory suggests that A l: A s must decrease to maintain leaf …
Homeostatic maintenance of gas exchange optimizes carbon gain per water loss. Homeostasis is regulated by short‐term physiological and long‐term structural mechanisms …
R Li, AR Weiskittel - Annals of forest science, 2010 - afs-journal.org
• The performance of ten commonly used taper equations for predicting both stem form and volume in balsam fir [Abies balsamea (L.) Mill], red spruce [Picea rubens (Sarg.)], and white …
DA Maguire, WS Bennett - Canadian Journal of Forest …, 1996 - cdnsciencepub.com
La quantité totale de feuillage et sa distribution verticale constituent des aspects importants de la structure d'un peuplement forestier et de son influence sur la productivité de matière …
We examined the response of growth efficiency (GE), leaf area index (LAI), and resin flow (RF) to stand density manipulations in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws.) …
DP Turner, SA Acker, JE Means, SL Garman - Forest Ecology and …, 2000 - Elsevier
Allometric approaches based only on tree diameter at breast height (DBH) have been used to estimate leaf biomass and leaf area index (LAI) in coniferous forests. This approach has …