Genotype x environment interactions in Alnus rubra: Developing seed zones and seed-transfer guidelines with spatial statistics and GIS

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 136, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 107-119

  Hamann, A ^a   Koshy, M P ^a   Namkoong, G ^a   Ying, C C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Genecology; Kriging; Red alder; Seed transfer guidelines; Seed zones

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GEOSTATISTICS; GROWTH; SURVIVAL;

CANADA;

ALNUS RUBRA;

EID: 0034308215     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00284-4     Document Type: Article

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