Stocking control procedures for multiaged ponderosa pine stands in the Inland Northwest

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-14

  O'hara, Kevin L ^a   Valappil, Narayanan I ^b   Nagel, Linda M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c Michigan Technology University   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiaged; Pinus ponderosa; Regeneration methods; Selection silviculture; Silvicultural systems; Uneven aged

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

STOCKING CONTROL;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; PINUS PONDEROSA; REFORESTATION; SILVICULTURE; STAND DENSITY; TREES;

PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 0037239087     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/18.1.5     Document Type: Article

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