The effects of silvicultural disturbances on the diversity of seed-producing plants in the boreal mixedwood forest

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1180-1191

  Bell, F Wayne ^a   Newmaster, Steven G ^a  

^a ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HERBICIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

SILVICULTURE;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SILVICULTURE; SITE PREPARATION;

CONIFEROPHYTA; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0036435315     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-024     Document Type: Article

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