publication . Article . Other literature type . 2005

Sapwood area - leaf area relationships for coast redwood

Name: Sapwood area - leaf area relationships for coast redwood
Keywords: Ecology, Forestry, Global and Planetary Change

Kevin L. O'Hara; Petru Tudor Stancioiu;

Open Access

Published: 01 May 2005 Journal: Canadian Journal of Forest Research, volume 35, pages 1,250-1,255 (issn: 0045-5067, eissn: 1208-6037,

Publisher: Canadian Science Publishing

Country: United States

Summary

Abstract

Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl.) trees in different canopy strata and crown positions were sampled to develop relationships between sapwood cross-sectional area and projected leaf area. Sampling occurred during the summers of 2000 and 2001 and covered tree heights ranging from 7.7 to 45.2 m and diameters at breast height ranging from 9.4 to 92.7 cm. Foliage morphology varied greatly and was stratified into five types based on needle type (sun or shade) and twig color. A strong linear relationship existed between projected leaf area and sapwood area at breast height or sapwood at the base of the live crown despite the variability in fo...

doi: 10.1139/x05-039

Subjects

free text keywords: Ecology, Forestry, Global and Planetary Change, Sampling (statistics), Xylem, Sequoia, biology.organism_classification, biology, Botany, Environmental science, Canopy

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