Mounding in the sub-boreal spruce zone of west -central British Columbia: 8-year results

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 421-427

  Macadam, A ^a   Bedford, L ^a  

^a Boreal Research and Development Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mounding; Site preparation

Indexed keywords

CANADA; MOISTURE; PICEA ENGELMANII; PICEA GLAUCA; SILVICULTURE; SOIL ANALYSIS;

FORESTRY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PERFORMANCE TRIAL;

PICEA ENGELMANNII; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 0031871771     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc74421-3     Document Type: Article

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