Allometries for Widely Spaced Populus ssp. and Betula ssp. in Nurse Crop Systems

Nurse crops of widely spaced pioneer trees are a silvicultural approach to protect the regeneration of frost sensitive target tree species. If overstorey nurse crops are harvested, they can provide additional short-term benefits through increased biomass production, e.g., for bioenergy. However, the...

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Main Authors: Hendrik Stark, Arne Nothdurft, Jürgen Bauhus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-11-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/4/4/1003