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Seedling input, death, and diameter growth equations, covering a broad range in stand densities, were developed from short-term remeasured plot data in northern hardwood stands in New Hampshire. Long-term simulated changes in stand structure based on these equations exhibited logical constrained behavior.
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Leak et al. (1976) studied this question.
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