Reactions and energy absorption of trees subject to rockfall: a detailed assessment using a new experimental method

A new method for investigating the detailed reaction and the energy absorption of trees during a rock impact was developed and applied to 15 subalpine Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst) trees. A wedge-shaped trolley, guided by prestressed steel wires, was mounted on a forested slope to simulate a...

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Published in:	Tree physiology Vol. 29; no. 3; p. 345
Main Authors:	Lundström, Tor, Jonsson, Martin J, Volkwein, Axel, Stoffel, Markus
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Canada 01.03.2009
Subjects:	Biomechanical Phenomena Picea - physiology Trees - physiology
ISSN:	0829-318X
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