Early response of Abies balsamea seedlings to artificially created openings

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 543-550

  Kneeshaw, Daniel ^a   Bergeron, Yves ^a   De Grandpré, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Canopy gap; Experimental opening; Recruitment; Seedling architecture; Seedling growth

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 0031771969     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237270     Document Type: Conference Paper

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