The effect of light availability and basal area on cone production in Abies balsamea and Picea glauca

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 370-377

  Greene, David F ^a   Messier, Christian ^a   Asselin, Hugo ^a   Fortin, Marie Josée ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balsam fir; Cone production; Light model; Regressions; Subcanopy stems; White spruce

Indexed keywords

LIGHT TRANSMISSION; SEED;

PLANTATIONS; SUBCANOPY TREES;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT EFFECT; SEED PRODUCTION;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0036227859     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b02-020     Document Type: Article

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