Soil properties and tree growth on rehabilitated forest landings in the interior cedar hemlock biogeoclimatic zone: British Columbia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 170, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 199-215

  Plotnikoff, M R ^a   Bulmer, C E ^b   Schmidt, M G ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest restoration; Forest soil productivity; Reclamation; Soil conservation

Indexed keywords

CLAY; MOISTURE; SEED; SOIL CONSERVATION; VEGETATION;

GROWTH RATES;

REFORESTATION;

GROWTH; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL REMEDIATION;

CANADA;

BOS TAURUS; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 0037109132     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(01)00776-9     Document Type: Article

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