Current trends in management practices for European larch in North America

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 822-829

  Gilmore, Daniel W ^a   David, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth and yield; Productivity; Silviculture; Tree improvement

Indexed keywords

PRODUCTIVITY; REFORESTATION; VEGETATION;

OPTIMAL DENSITY MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; PLANT BREEDING; PRODUCTIVITY; SILVICULTURE; YIELD;

FORESTRY; LARIX DECIDUA; REFORESTATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA;

EID: 0036872504     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc78822-6     Document Type: Review

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