The relationship between western spruce budworm defoliation levels and growth of individual Douglas-fir and grand fir trees

Regression models were fit relating foliage levels to height and basal area growth of 192 trees from 26 stands representing a wide range of site and stand conditions. The study confirmed that deteriorated tree conditions in prior years (often resulting from defoliation) affect current-year growth at...

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