Effects of thinning overstory paper birch on survival and growth of interior spruce in British Columbia: Implications for reforestation policy and biodiversity

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 237-251

  Simard, S W ^a   Hannam, K D ^b  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Betula papyrifera; Competition threshold; Density; Interior spruce; Interspecific competition; Paper birch; Picea engelmannii x glauca; Thinning

Indexed keywords

BETULA PAPYRIFERA; BIODIVERSITY; PICEA GLAUCA; REFORESTATION POLICY;

ECOLOGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); PUBLIC POLICY;

FORESTRY;

GROWTH; REFORESTATION; SURVIVAL; THINNING;

CANADA;

EID: 0034678555     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00169-3     Document Type: Article

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