Estimation of tree age in the humid tropics by vessel measurement: a preliminary study
We estimated the age of plantation-grown trees lacking distinct and consistent annual rings to examine whether an anatomical method for determining the vessel traits of wood is effective in the tropical rain forest climate. Stem disks from 1 Dipterocarpaceae and 2 Meliaceae species for which the pla...
Main Authors: | Ohashi, Shinta, Okada, Naoki, Abdul Azim, Amir Affan, Yahya, Ahmad Zuhaidi, Nobuchi, Tadashi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Japan Society of Tropical Ecology
2010
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48562/1/Estimation%20of%20tree%20age%20in%20the%20humid%20tropics%20by%20vessel%20measurement%20a%20preliminary%20study.pdf |
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