@article{780545,
      recid = {780545},
      author = {Gavrikov, Vladimir L.,},
      title = {Stem surface area in modeling of forest stands /},
      pages = {1 online resource :},
      abstract = {This book reveals the benefits of describing and modeling  trees as the combined surface areas of their stems, and  provides a concise overview of the fundamental grounds for  adopting such an approach. Anatomically speaking, trees are  largely thin sheaths of living cells and it is this  understanding that has sparked growing interest in the  study of stem surface areas in trees and stands. An  overview of publications on analytical methods for the  dynamics and structure of forest stands based on stem  surface area is also provided. The approach described here  gives readers a chance to rethink some models that were  popular for decades, while also offering a glance into  future research. The application of a simple geometrical  model of a forest stand has made it possible to reexamine a  highly promising model, the self-thinning rule, which has  been a subject of a protracted discussion for the past few  decades. Further, the analysis presented here can serve as  the basis for predicting forest stand increments, a topic  that calls for further development.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/780545},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52449-8},
}