Predicting survival of planted Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine seedlings on dry, low-elevation sites in southwestern Oregon

New Forests

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-159

  Schneider, William G ^a   Knowe, Steven A ^a   Harrington, Timothy B ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial shading; Competing vegetation; Logistic regression; Mulching; Reforestation; Tree size

Indexed keywords

DOUGLAS-FIR; PONDEROSA PINE; SEEDLING SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL;

USA, OREGON;

EID: 0031901536     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006523404870     Document Type: Article

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