Above-ground biomass predicts growth limitation in amabilis fir and western hemlock seedlings

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 285-290

  Mitchell, Alan K ^a   Dunsworth, B Glen ^b   Bown, Tom ^a   Moran, Jonathan A ^c  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abies amabilis; Amabilis fir; Biomass; Growth limitation; Photosynthetic capacity; Regeneration; Seedling growth; Tsuga heterophylla; Western hemlock

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

AMABILIS FIR;

BIOMASS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CLEARCUTTING; GROWTH; LIMITING FACTOR; MONTANE FOREST; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SILVICULTURE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

ABIES; ABIES AMABILIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM MACULATUM; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0043234154     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc79285-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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