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<journal-title><![CDATA[Silva Lusitana]]></journal-title>
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<issn>0870-6352</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Unidade de Silvicultura e Produtos Florestais]]></publisher-name>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Growth, Regeneration, and Survival Indices for Tree Species]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Índices de Crescimento, Regeneração e Sobrevivência para Espécies Arbóreas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="fr"><![CDATA[Index de Croissance, Régénération et Survivance pour les Espèces des Arbres]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Barreto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luís Soares]]></given-names>
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<month>06</month>
<year>2009</year>
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<month>06</month>
<year>2009</year>
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<volume>17</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>83</fpage>
<lpage>95</lpage>
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<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[O autor estabelece índices de crescimento, regeneração e sobrevivência para espécies arbóreas, a partir da sensibilidade do valor próprio dominante da matriz de Leslie, da população etariamente estruturada. Aplica os índices a espécies europeias e norte-americanas, e avalia os seus comportamentos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="fr"><p><![CDATA[L'auteur établi des index de croissance, régénération et survivance pour les espèces des arbres, qui se basent sur la sensibilité de la valeur propre dominante de la matrice de Leslie, pour les populations structurées en classes d'âge. Il applique les index à des espèces européennes et américaines et évalue ses comportements.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Growth index]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[life-history strategy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[regeneration index]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[survival index]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tree species]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Espécies arbóreas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[estratégias bionómicas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[índice de crescimento]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[índice de regeneração]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[índice de sobrevivência]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="fr"><![CDATA[Index de croissance]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="fr"><![CDATA[index de régénération]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="fr"><![CDATA[index de survivance]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="fr"><![CDATA[stratégies bionomiques]]></kwd>
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</front><body><![CDATA[ <p align="center"><b>Growth, Regeneration, and Survival Indices for Tree Species</b></p>     <p align="center">&nbsp;</p>     <p align="center"><b>Luís Soares Barreto</b></p>     <p align="center">Jubilee Professor of Forestry</p>     <p align="center">Av. do M.F.A. , 41-3D, 2825-371 COSTA DA CAPARICA</p>      <p>&nbsp;</p>      <p><b>Abstract</b>. The author establishes growth, regeneration, and survival indices for tree species, grounded upon the sensitivity of the dominant vector of the Leslie model of the aged-structured population of the species. He applies the indices to European and North American species and he evaluates its performance.</p>      <p><b>Key words</b>: Growth index; life-history strategy; regeneration index; survival index; tree species</p>      <p>&nbsp;</p>      <p><b>Índices de Crescimento, Regeneração e Sobrevivência para Espécies Arbóreas</b></p>      ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p><b>Sumário. </b>O autor estabelece índices de crescimento, regeneração e sobrevivência para espécies arbóreas, a partir da sensibilidade do valor próprio dominante da matriz de Leslie, da população etariamente estruturada. Aplica os índices a espécies europeias e norte-americanas, e avalia os seus comportamentos.</p>      <p><b>Palavras-chave:</b> Espécies arbóreas; estratégias bionómicas; índice de crescimento; índice de regeneração; índice de sobrevivência</p>      <p>&nbsp;</p>      <p><b>Index de Croissance, Régénération et Survivance pour les Espèces des Arbres</b></p>      <p><b>Résumé. </b>L'auteur établi des index de croissance, régénération et survivance pour les espèces des arbres, qui se basent sur la sensibilité de la valeur propre dominante de la matrice de Leslie, pour les populations structurées en classes d'âge. Il applique les index  à des espèces européennes et américaines et évalue ses comportements. </p>      <p><b>Mots clés:</b> Index de croissance; index de régénération; index de survivance; stratégies bionomiques</p>      <p>&nbsp;</p>     <p>Full text only available in PDF format.</p>     <p>Texto completo disponível apenas em PDF.</p>     <p>&nbsp;</p>      ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p><b>References</b></p>      <p>Barreto, L.S., 1989. <i>The Structure and Yield of Uneven-Aged Pure Stands. A Theoretical Approach</i>. Centro de Estudos Florestais, INIC, Lisboa, Portugal.</p>      <p>Barreto, L.S., 1994. <i>Alto Fuste Regular. Instrumentos para a sua Gestão.</i> Publicações Ciência e Vida, Lda., Lisboa, Portugal.</p>      <p>Barreto, L.S., 1995. <i>Povoamentos Jardinados. Instrumentos para a sua Gestão.</i> Publicações Ciência e Vida, Lda., Lisboa, Portugal.</p>      <!-- ref --><p>Barreto, L.S., 1997. Coexistence and Competitive Ability of Tree Species. Elaborations on Grime's Theory. <i>Silva Lusitana </i><b>5</b>(1) : 79-93.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=000027&pid=S0870-6352200900010000600001&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --><!-- ref --><p>Barreto, L.S., 2008.<i>The Reconciliation of the r-K, and C-S-R Models for Life-History Strategies.</i> Silva Lusitana <b>16</b>(1) : 97-103. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=000028&pid=S0870-6352200900010000600002&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --><p>Brzeziecki, B., Kienast, F., 1994. Classifying the Life-History Strategies of trees on the Basis of the Grimean Model. <i>Forest Ecology and Management </i><b>69</b> : 167-187.</p>      <p>Caswell, H., 2001. <i>Matrix Population Models. Construction, Analysis, and Interpretation. </i>Second edition. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, U.S.A. </p>      <p>Fowells, H.A., 1965. <i>Silvics of Forest Trees of the United States.</i> Agriculture Handbook Nº 271. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., U.S.A.</p>      <p> Grime, J.P., 1997. <i>Plant Strategies, Vegetation Processes, and Ecosystem Properties. </i>Second edition. John Willey &amp; Sons, Ltd., New York, U.S.A.</p>      ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p>Hocker, Jr., H.W., 1979. <i>Introduction to Forest Biology.</i> John Wiley &amp; Sons, New York, U.S.A.</p>      <p>Kimmins, J.P., 1997. <i>Forest Ecology. A Foundation for Sustainable Management.</i> Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River,  New Jersey, U.S.A.</p>      <p>&nbsp;</p>      <p align="right"><i>Entregue para publicação em Maio de 2004</i></p>     <p align="right"><i>Aceite para publicação em Dezembro de 2005</i></p>       ]]></body><back>
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