A silvicultural experiment to mitigate pest damage

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 461-465

  Volney, W J A ^a   Hammond, H E J ^a   Maynard, D G ^a   MacIsaac, D A ^a   Mallett, K I ^a   Langor, D W ^a   Johnson, J D ^a   Pohl, G R ^a   Kishchuk, B ^a   Gladders, B ^b   Avery, B ^b   Chemago, R ^b   Huffman, T ^b   Chorney, M ^b   Luchkow, S ^c   Maximchuk, M ^d   Spence, J R ^e  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b High Level Forest Products   (Canada)

^c Daishowa Marubeni International Ltd   (Canada)

^d Alberta Land and Forest Service   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Project design; Spruce budworm; Thinning

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PEST CONTROL; SILVICULTURE;

CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; LEPIDOPTERA; PICEA GLAUCA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 0033134002     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc75461-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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