Post-harvest regeneration of montane Abies amabilis forests in northern Washington, USA

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 268-272

  Elman, Ella ^a   Peterson, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Abies amabilis; Forest regeneration; Subalpine forest

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; HARVESTING;

POST-HARVEST REGENERATION;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; MONTANE FOREST; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE;

MOUNT BAKER-SNOQUALMIE NATIONAL FOREST; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

ABIES AMABILIS; ABIES PROCERA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0041853530     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc79268-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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