The phrase "a key structural attribute" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing important characteristics or features that are fundamental to the structure of something, such as a system, organization, or concept.
Example: "In our analysis, we identified a key structural attribute that significantly influences the overall performance of the organization."
Alternatives: "an essential structural feature" or "a crucial structural element."
Although we do not deal with dead wood (i.e. snags and coarse woody debris) in this paper, preliminary results suggest that plots subjected to single-tree selection cutting have similar or even higher amounts of this key structural attribute (sensu Bauhus et al. 2009) compared to unmanaged old-growth forests (Schnabel et al., unpublished).
It is a major assumption that transformation processes always reduce bioactivity by removing key structural attributes of the pharmacophore.
We found a significant positive linear relationship between the NDVI, the three LFA indices and some key structural attributes of vegetation related to the cover of perennial plants.
This study demonstrates the utility of LiDAR to accurately estimate key structural attributes of young Douglas-fir and to assist with forest management over a widely dispersed resource.
We examined changes in key structural attributes such as reverse-J diameter distributions, complex vertical layering, variability of tree sizes, presence of advance regeneration and large/emergent trees as measures of old-growthness (Bauhus et al. 2009).
This paper presents the findings of a Delphi survey, conducted in four European regions (Great Britain, Nordic Region, Central Europe and Iberia) to assess public preferences for 12 key structural attributes of forests.
It is clear from this study that these structural and functional indicators are important for assessing swamp condition and can also be useful in designing monitoring programs for management and rehabilitation that target key structural attributes that produce and maintain swamp function.
Our results highlight key structural attributes of fungal aaRSs that could be exploited for drug targeting to combat mycoses in humans.
This latter process is a key structural feature of the land surplus rural economy.
