The Influence of Forest and Stand Conditions on Spruce Budworm Defoliation in New Brunswick, Canada

Forest Science

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 657-667

  MacKinnon, Wayne E ^a   MacLean, David A ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abies balsamea; Balsam fir; Choristoneura fumiferana; Mixedwood; Picea sp.; Site quality; Softwood; Spruce

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; HARDWOODS; SOFTWOODS;

DEFOLIATION;

FORESTRY;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; ANIMALIA; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA MARIANA; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 0142126862     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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