Influences of paper birch competition on growth of understory white spruce and subalpine fir following spacing

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1962-1973

  Comeau, Philip G ^a   Wang, Jian R ^b   Letchford, Tony ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; LIGHT; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

RESIDUAL BIRCH DENSITIES;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; GROWTH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIGHT INTENSITY; REGENERATION; UNDERSTORY;

ABIES; ABIES LASIOCARPA; BETULA; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; SALIX; SALIX SCOULERIANA;

EID: 0346216949     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-117     Document Type: Article

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