The response of conifer and broad-leaved trees and shrubs to wildfire and clearcut logging in the boreal forests of central labrador

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-41

  Simon, Neal P P ^a   Schwab, Francis E ^b  

^a Station B   (Canada)

^b Department of Physics   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black spruce; Logging; Natural disturbance management; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; LOGGING (FORESTRY); PLANTS (BOTANY); SOFTWOODS;

NATURAL DISTURBANCE MANAGEMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; WILDFIRE; WOODY PLANTS;

FORESTRY;

ABIES; BIODIVERSITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LOGGING; PICEA MARIANA; PLANTS; SHRUBS; SOFTWOODS; TREES;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 15844366264     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/22.1.35     Document Type: Article

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