Hotchkiss River Mixedwood Timber Harvesting Study

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 435-438

  MacIsaac, D A ^a   Lux, S ^a   Sidders, D ^a   Edwards, I ^a  

^a NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Aspen; Boreal mixedwoods; Harvesting; Picea glauca; Populus tremuloides; Silviculture systems; Technology transfer; Understory protection; White spruce

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE; YIELD;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 0033133758     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc75435-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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