Methods for Quantitatively Describing Tree Crown Profiles of Loblolly pine (<I>Pinus taeda</I> L.)

Physiological process models, productivity studies, and wildlife abundance studies all require accurate representations of tree crowns. In the past, geometric shapes or flexible mathematical equations approximating geometric shapes were used to represent crown profiles. Crown profile of loblolly...

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Main Author: Doruska, Paul F.
Other Authors: Forestry
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30638
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-6198-13595/