Effect of organic matter removal, ashes and shading on Eastern Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis, seedling emergence from soil monoliths under greenhouse conditions

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 264-268

  Duchesne, Luc C ^a   Mueller Rowat, C ^a   Clark, L M ^a   Pinto, F ^a,b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eastern Hemlock; Fire; Ontario; Regeneration; Seedlings; Tsuga canadensis

Indexed keywords

TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 0033120207     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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