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Record 1 2009-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
CONT

Absolute form-factor: The ratio of any two overbark diameters (or girths) of a tree stem. ... (1) Of chief significance with coniferales. (2) Main types in use ... are artificial form-quotient - mid-diameter/diameter at breast height; normal form-quotient (= true form-quotient) - diameter (or girth) ratios at selected %'s of tree height, particularly 50% and 10%; absolute form-quotient - diameter (or girth) at half the tree height above breast height/diameter (or girth) at breast height.

Key term(s)
  • absolute form quotient

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Silvicultura
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