Below-ground root yield and distribution in natural and replanted mangrove forests at Gazi bay, Kenya
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Tamooh, F., Huxham, M., Karachi, M., Mencuccini, M., Kairo, J. G., & Kirui, B. (2008)
Below-ground root yield and distribution in natural and replanted mangrove forests at Gazi bay, Kenya. Forest Ecology and Management, 256(6), 1290-1297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2008.06.026
Estimation of total biomass in woody ecosystems is important because of its relevance to nutrient turnover and the potential to store carbon. Most work on mangrove biomass, pa...
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, ...
Anchorage of coniferous trees relation to species, soil type and rooting depth.
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Gardiner, B. A., Nicoll, B. C., Peace, A. J., & Rayner, B. (2006)
Anchorage of coniferous trees relation to species, soil type and rooting depth. Canadian journal of forest research Revue canadienne de recherche forestière, 36(7), 1871-1883. https://doi.org/10.1139/X06-072
A database was constructed of tree-anchorage measurements from almost 2000 trees from 12 conifer species that were mechanically overturned on 34 sites in the United Kingdom be...
Predicting the branching properties of Sitka Spruce grown in Great Britain.
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Gardiner, B. A., Achim, A., Daquitaine, R., & Leban, J. (2006)
Predicting the branching properties of Sitka Spruce grown in Great Britain. The New Zealand journal of forestry, 36, 246-264
Predictions of the branching characteristics of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis(Bong.) Carr.) were made as part of the development of a timber properties simulation tool. For e...