Alternative conifer release treatments affect below- and near-ground microclimate

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-82

  Reynolds, Phillip E ^a   Simpson, James A ^b   Lautenschlager, R A ^c   Bell, F Wayne ^c   Gordon, Andrew M ^b   Buckley, Donald A ^a   Gresch, Donald A ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

alternative conifer release treatments; ecosystem study; Fallingsnow Ecosystem Project; microclimate; photosynthetically active radiation (PAR); relative humidity; soil temperature and moisture

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0030975238     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc73075-1     Document Type: Article

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