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Record 1 2015-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
DEF

The ratio of two overbark diameters (or girths) of a tree stem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

[...] rapport entre la grosseur au milieu du tronc et celle à hauteur d'homme. Par exemple en appliquant à un arbre de 140 cm de tour un coefficient de décroissance 0,85, on obtient une circonférence médiane de 140 X 0,85 = 119 cm, quelle que soit sa hauteur.

Spanish

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