Natural regeneration of jack pine following harvesting and site preparation in the Clay Belt of northwestern Quebec

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 821-831

  Béland, Martin ^a   Bergeron, Yves ^b   Zarnovican, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal mixed wood; Jackpine; Natural regeneration; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

CANADA; QUEBEC;

EID: 0343920749     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc75821-5     Document Type: Article

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