Assessing tree and stand biomass: a review with examples and critical comparisons

BR Parresol - Forest science, 1999 - academic.oup.com
There is considerable interest today in estimating the biomass of trees and forests for both
practical forestry issues and scientific purposes. New techniques and procedures are …

The pipe model theory half a century on: a review

R Lehnebach, R Beyer, V Letort, P Heuret - Annals of botany, 2018 - academic.oup.com
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) …

[图书][B] Forest growth and yield modeling

AR Weiskittel, DW Hann, JA Kershaw Jr, JK Vanclay - 2011 - books.google.com
Forest Growth and Yield Modeling synthesizes current scientific literature and provides
insights in how models are constructed. Giving suggestions for future developments, and …

[图书][B] Forest mensuration

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 relationship between tree height and leaf area: sapwood area ratio

N McDowell, H Barnard, B Bond, T Hinckley… - Oecologia, 2002 - Springer
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 ponderosa pine gas exchange in response to stand density changes

NG McDowell, HD Adams, JD Bailey… - Ecological …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Homeostatic maintenance of gas exchange optimizes carbon gain per water loss.
Homeostasis is regulated by short‐term physiological and long‐term structural mechanisms …

Comparison of model forms for estimating stem taper and volume in the primary conifer species of the North American Acadian Region

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 …

Patterns in vertical distribution of foliage in young coastal Douglas-fir

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 …

The role of stand density on growth efficiency, leaf area index, and resin flow in southwestern ponderosa pine forests

NG McDowell, HD Adams, JD Bailey… - Canadian Journal of …, 2007 - cdnsciencepub.com
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.) …

Assessing alternative allometric algorithms for estimating leaf area of Douglas-fir trees and stands

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 …