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Diameter and death of whorl and interwhorl branches in Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica Manetti): a model accounting for acrotony / François Courbet in Annals of Forest Science, Vol 69 n° 2 (March 2012)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science > Vol 69 n° 2 (March 2012) . - pp 125 - 138 Titre : Diameter and death of whorl and interwhorl branches in Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica Manetti): a model accounting for acrotony Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : François Courbet, Auteur ; Jean-Christophe Hervé (1961-2017) , Auteur ; Etienne K. Klein, Auteur ; Francis Colin, Auteur Année de publication : 2012 Article en page(s) : pp 125 - 138 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation [Termes IGN] branche (arbre) [Termes IGN] Cedrus atlantica [Termes IGN] diamètre des arbres [Termes IGN] houppier [Termes IGN] modèle non linéaire [Termes IGN] modèle numérique [Termes IGN] nutrition végétale Résumé : (auteur) Branch size and branch status (dead or alive) are important characteristics closely related to tree growth and wood quality. The aim of this study was to design models for the diameter and status of branches in Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica Manetti). The models were developed from data collected on a set of 32 trees with a wide range of heights (from 3 to 36 m), girths (from 13 to 226 cm), and ages (from 20 to 95 years). A single general segmented model was designed for both whorl and interwhorl branch diameter, taking into account the tree and annual growth unit random effects. The model’s “potential x reducer” form describes the maximum branch diameter profile along the tree and the acrotonic gradient observed in annual shoots. The diameter and status of every branch were modeled based on the vertical position on the trunk and on the height of the base of the living crown. The tree diameter and the branch diameter were used as additional explanatory variables in the branch diameter model and the branch status model, respectively. The model structure is sufficiently general to be suited after re-parameterization for many coniferous species with interwhorl branches such as Spruces, Firs, and Larches. Numéro de notice : A2012-718 Affiliation des auteurs : IFN+Ext (1958-2011) Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1007/s13595-011-0156-1 Date de publication en ligne : 06/12/2011 En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13595-011-0156-1 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=83725 [article]