Effectiveness of clearcut edge windfirming treatments in coastal British Columbia: Short-term results

Forestry

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-67

  Rowan, Charles A ^a   Mitchell, Stephen J ^b   Temesgen, Hailemariam ^b  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEARCUTTING; FOREST EDGE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PRUNING; WINDTHROW;

CANADA;

EID: 0037287815     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/76.1.55     Document Type: Article

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