A review of Canadian forest vegetation management research and practice

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 559-572

  Thompson, Dean G ^a   Pitt, Douglas G ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Management; Review; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SEEDLING; VEGETATION COVER;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CHONDROSTEREUM PURPUREUM;

EID: 1542789985     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2003060     Document Type: Conference Paper

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