Physiological responses of ponderosa pine in western Montana to thinning, prescribed fire and burning season

Tree Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 339-348

  Sala, Anna ^a   Peters, Gregory D ^a   McIntyre, Lorna R ^a   Harrington, Michael G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest management; Photosynthesis; Pinus ponderosa; Prescribed burning; Soil nitrogen; Water potential

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; STAND STRUCTURE; THINNING;

BITTERROOT NATIONAL FOREST; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

INSECTA; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 16244414682     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/25.3.339     Document Type: Article

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