Huckleberry abundance, stand conditions, and use in Western Oregon: Evaluating the role of forest management

Economic Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 668-678

  Kerns, Becky K ^a   Alexander, Susan J ^a   Bailey, John D ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest management; Huckleberries; NTFPs; Pacific northwest; Stand thinning; Understory species

Indexed keywords

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; VACCINIUM MEMBRANACEUM; VACCINIUM OVATUM; VACCINIUM PARVIFOLIUM;

EID: 14244267111     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0013-0001(2004)058[0668:HASCAU]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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