Site Preparation for Establishing Interior Spruce in British Columbia: Trials at Upper Coalmine and Mackenzie

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-17

  Sutton, R F ^a   Bedford, L ^b   Stordeur, Linda ^c   Grismer, Marvin ^c  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Interior spruce; Mounding; Plantation establishment; Site preparation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141731894     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/16.1.9     Document Type: Article

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