Are clearcuts appropriate for the mixed forest of Québec?

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 664-671

  Hébert, Rémi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balsam fir yellow birch stands; CPRS; Gap dynamics; Succession model; Sustainability; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; HARVESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NATURAL PROCESSES;

FORESTRY;

CLEARCUTTING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GAP DYNAMICS; MIXED FOREST; SILVICULTURE; SUCCESSION; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

CANADA; QUEBEC;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS;

EID: 0141454943     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc79664-3     Document Type: Article

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