Wet heartwood distribution in the stem, stump, and root wood of black spruce in the Quebec Boreal Forest, Canada

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-18

  Krause, Cornelia ^a   Gagnon, Réjean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black spruce; Moisture content; Root; Sapwood and dry heartwood; Stem; Stump; Wet heartwood

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MOISTURE; WATER; WOOD;

MOISTURE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; SAPWOOD AND DRY HEARTWOOD; WATER ENTRANCE; WET HEARTWOOD;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTS; HEART WOOD; MOISTURE; PICEA MARIANA; ROOTS; SAP WOOD; STEMS; STUMPS; WATER;

PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 15844381973     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/22.1.12     Document Type: Article

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