Density and rectangularity of planting influence 20-year growth and development of red alder

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1244-1253

  DeBell, Dean S ^a   Harrington, Constance A ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION;

PLANTING DENSITY;

FORESTRY;

GROWTH; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEEDLING; SILVICULTURE; SPACING; STAND STRUCTURE;

UNITED STATES;

ALNUS; ALNUS RUBRA; BETULACEAE;

EID: 0036433904     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-040     Document Type: Article

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