Thinning in mature eastern white pine: 43-Year case study

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 539-549

  Anderson, Paul D ^a   Zasada, John C ^b   Erickson, Glen W ^b   Zasada, Zigmond A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Growth; Molecular markers; Regeneration; Spatial pattern; Thinning

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DNA; VEGETATION;

GENETIC DIVERSITY;

FORESTRY;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; REGENERATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THINNING;

PINUS STROBUS; STROBUS;

EID: 0036662948     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc78539-4     Document Type: Article

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