Stem Surface Area in Modeling of Forest Stands

• Main Author: Gavrikov, Vladimir L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Plant Science,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Forestry.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Life Sciences.; Theoretical Ecology/Statistics.; Plant Anatomy/Development.

This book reveals the benefits of describing and modeling trees as the combined surface areas of their stems, and provides a concise overview of the fundamental grounds for adopting such an approach. Anatomically speaking, trees are largely thin sheaths of living cells and it is this understanding t...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Stem Surface Area as Subject of Study
• 2.Stem Surface Area: Measurement and Development
• 3. Self-thinning and Stem Surface Area
• 4. Stem Respiratory Rate and Stem Surface Area.