The effect of wind exposure on the tree aerial architecture and biomechanics of Sitka Spruce (picea sitchenisis Bong.).
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Gardiner, B. A., & Brüchert, F. (2006)
The effect of wind exposure on the tree aerial architecture and biomechanics of Sitka Spruce (picea sitchenisis Bong.). American Journal of Botany, 93, 1512-1521
This paper reports on the effect of wind loading below damaging strength on tree mechanical and physical properties. In a wind-exposed Sitka spruce stand in western Scotland, ...
The stability of different silvicultural systems: a wind tunnel investigation.
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Gardiner, B., Belcher, R., Wood, C., Achim, A., & Marshall, B. (2005)
The stability of different silvicultural systems: a wind tunnel investigation. Forestry, 78(5), 471-484. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpi053
We report on a wind-tunnel study with 1 : 75 scale model trees designed to examine the influence of canopy structure on the formation of turbulent gusts above forests. This wa...