Genetic evaluation of alternative silvicultural systems in coastal montane forests: Western hemlock and amabilis fir

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 598-610

  El Kassaby, Y A ^a   Dunsworth, B G ^b   Krakowski, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Weyerhaeuser Saskatchewan Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative silvicultural systems; Genetic diversity; Mating system; Natural regeneration; Old growth

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; FORESTRY;

SILVICULTURAL SYSTEMS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ABIES; ALLELES; BIODIVERSITY; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CROSSES, GENETIC; ENVIRONMENT; FORESTRY; GENE FREQUENCY; ISOENZYMES; REPRODUCTION; TREES; TSUGA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ABIES; ABIES AMABILIS; CONIUM MACULATUM; EMBRYOPHYTA; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0042877076     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-003-1291-3     Document Type: Article

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