Effects of pre- and post-planting shading on growth of container Norway spruce seedlings

New Forests

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-114

  Heiskanen, Juha ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Forest regeneration; Microclimate; Outplanting; Pine weevil; Radiation; Root egress

Indexed keywords

COSTS; HARVESTING; MANUFACTURE; REFORESTATION; SNOW;

SEEDLINGS;

FORESTRY;

GROWTH; IRRADIANCE; REGENERATION; ROOTING; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHADING; SILVICULTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0347093586     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1025089425761     Document Type: Article

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