A new basis for understory stocking standards for partially harvested stands in the British Columbia interior

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-12

  Martin, Patrick J ^a   Bancroft, Bryce ^b   Day, Ken ^c   Peel, Kim ^d  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b Symmetree Consulting Group Ltd   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Ligum Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Growth and yield; Partial harvest; Policy; Regeneration; Regulation; Stocking standards

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; HARVESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUBLIC POLICY; STANDARDS;

GROWTH AND YIELD; PARTIAL HARVEST; STOCKING STANDARDS; TREE DENSITY; UNDERSTORY STOCKING;

REFORESTATION;

BASAL AREA; HARVESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFORESTATION; STOCKING DENSITY; UNDER STORY;

EID: 14344265161     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/20.1.5     Document Type: Article

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