Initial Effects of Reproduction Cutting Treatments on Residual Hard Mast Production in the Ouachita Mountains

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 253-258

  Perry, Roger W ^a   Thill, Ronald E ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acorns; Arkansas; Carya; Clearcut; Group selection; Hickories; Oklahoma; Quercus; Shelterwood; Silviculture; Single tree selection

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; HARVESTERS;

HARD MAST PRODUCTION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; SILVICULTURE;

CARYA; ENICOSTEMA; MILETINAE; QUERCUS;

EID: 0242527318     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/27.4.253     Document Type: Article

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