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DECADENCE [2 records]

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Record 1 2008-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Silviculture
CONT

The stands are usually well past the age of maturity as defined by the culmination of mean annual increment and often exhibit characteristics of decadence. These characteristics may include, but are not limited to: low growth rates, dead and dying trees, snags, and down woody material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

État de dépérissement d'un groupe d'arbres au sein d'un peuplement.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art History and Theory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art

Spanish

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