... characteristics, the time since last thin-
ning
τ
and the thinning intensity I were retained for this study. Thin-
ning intensity I is defined in terms of basal area, being equal to the
ratio of absolute ... since thinning increased (data not shown).
Thus the influences of stand age, time since last thinning and
intensity of last thinning on extinction coefficient b (relat...
... height of insert point of the highest branch and the height
of insert point of the branch of interest).
In every annual shoot of the stem, the branches were ordered from
the top to the base according ... calculate the insert height of the branches
to the pith level. hr is the calculated insert position of the branches to
the pith level: hm is the...
... the potential damage caused by
fire in any forest stand in Catalonia, depending on the site and
the structure of the stand. In addition to predicting the degree
of damage at the stand level, the ... and 2001). In the case of fires that occurred in the same year
as one of the IFN measurements, the exact dates of the fire event
and of the IFN measure...
... R. in the
wet, cool SBS subzone, and in West Kootenay in the moist,
warm ICH subzone in the southern interior; and the least
infected sites along the western edge of the Interior (east of the
Coastal ... plots,
surrounding vegetation and previous silviculture regime may
influence the level of infestation of these pests. For example,
we inspected the infection...
... consisted of determining the number of years of suppressed
growth and then applying the linear height growth of the subsequent
years to the suppression period. Suppressed growth was defined as the
very ... variables to the
model. Then, to determine the variables that played a significant role
in explaining the variation of ring width index and annual volume
increme...
... In the first case, fusiform cells were counted along the
radial files in the xylem portion of the cambium (i.e., to the
inside of the cambial initials). In the second case, the total
number of ... derived
using the corresponding estimated basal values, accounted for
more than 95% of the variation in the sets of data.
The number of fusiform cells in...
... within the shaded area
(Jianghua Sun, 2004, unpublished data).
126 A.J. Carnegie et al.
There are large areas of forests of P. massoniana in the
south-east of China and of Larix gmelinii in the ... noctilio F. in the Andean-Patagonian region in Argentina,
in: Iede E., Shaitza E., Penteado S., Reardon R., Murphy T. (Eds.),
Proceedings of a Conference: Training in...
... different thermal chocks and control situation.
Control 50ºC 75ºC 100ºC 125ºC
1 min 5 min 10 min 15 min 1 min 5 min 10 min 15 min 1 min 5 min 10 min 15 min 1 min 5 min
10 min 15 min
Halimium ... from the boreal region in northern
and eastern areas to the Mediterranean mountains in the south-
ern part of the continent. An accurate assessment of the regen-
eration process of...
... thinning the forest stand. The approach presented in this research allows the
increase of rigidity and shrinkage coefficients due to the increase of the annual ring width to be quantified. Finally, ... function of x, the last term in the left
hand side vanishes.
Finally, the order 0 is required to close the problem. Keep-
ing in mind that is anti-periodic and int...
... blunt cutting edge does not cut the
material in the process of chip cutting. It is mainly in
the plain passing the lowest point of the cutting edge
but it is also in the plain lying a little ... against the leading edge
of the tooth,
– forces necessary for suppression of friction on the
back and leading surfaces against the machined
surface.
Defining the...