Influence of glyphosate on vegetation dynamics in different successional stages of sub-boreal spruce forest

Weed Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 439-446

  Sullivan, Thomas P ^a   Lautenschlager, R A ^b   Wagner, Robert G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conifer release; forest management; forest plantations; herbs; plant communities; shrubs; species richness and diversity; trees

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029810943     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0890037x00040197     Document Type: Conference Paper

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