A review of the regeneration dynamics of North American boreal forest tree species

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 824-839

  Greene, D F ^a   Zasada, J C ^b   Sirois, L ^c   Kneeshaw, D ^d   Morin, H ^e   Charron, I ^a   Simard, M J ^d  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; BOREAL FOREST; FOREST DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT; REGENERATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0032780410     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-112     Document Type: Conference Paper

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