Modelling variation of needle density of Scots pine at high latitudes

• Published in: Silva Fennica
• Main Authors: Salminen, Hannu, Jalkanen, Risto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 2006
• Subjects: Forestry; SD1-669.5; Arctic; The Needle
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.337; https://doaj.org/article/5521cd451b544d0da5b8f05f4a7d7fd6

The relationship between apical extension and needle density and the effect of temperature and precipitation on needle density was modelled using data gathered from forty-nine felled sample trees in five stands of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) located along a latitudinal transect from the Arctic...