Natural Loblolly and Shortleaf Pine Productivity Through 53 Years of Management under Four Reproduction Cutting Methods

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 7-16

  Cain, Michael D ^a   Shelton, Michael G ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clearcuts; Diameter limit cutting; P. echinata; Pinus taeda; Seedtree cutting; Selection management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347866964     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/25.1.7     Document Type: Article

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