Effects of shelterwood and site preparation on microclimate and establishment of white spruce seedlings in a boreal mixedwood forest

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 837-844

  Man, Rongzhou ^a   Lieffers, Victor J ^b  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microclimatic conditions; Seedling response; Shelterwood; Site preparation; White spruce

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; MICROCLIMATE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 0033454008     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc75837-5     Document Type: Article

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