Wood Density-Climate Relationships Are Mediated by Dominance Class in Black Spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.)

The relationships between climate and wood density components, i.e., minimum ring density, maximum ring density and mean ring density have been studied mainly in dominant trees. However, the applicability of the findings to trees of other dominance classes is unclear. The aim of this study was to ad...

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Main Authors: Wei Xiang, David Auty, Tony Franceschini, Mathew Leitch, Alexis Achim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-05-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/5/6/1163