Oak establishment and canopy accession strategies in five old-growth stands in the central hardwood forest region

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 184, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 285-297

  Rentch, James S ^a   Fajvan, Mary Ann ^a   Hicks Jr , Ray R ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy accession; Canopy release; Central hardwood forest; Oaks; Radial growth averaging

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; GROWTH KINETICS; HARDWOODS;

TREES CANOPY;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY; GROWTH RATE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS MONTANA; QUERCUS RUBRA; QUERCUS VELUTINA;

EID: 0042239328     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00155-5     Document Type: Article

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