Long-term effects of peatland black spruce regeneration treatments in northeastern Ontario

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 42-49

  Groot, Arthur ^a   Adams, Michael J ^a  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advance regeneration; Black spruce; Direct seeding; Peatland; Picea mariana; Regeneration; Stand dynamics

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; SEED; SOFTWOODS;

BASAL AREAS; PEATLAND BLACK SPRUCE; REGENERATION PROTECTION;

PEAT;

PEATLAND; REGENERATION; STAND DYNAMICS;

ONTARIO; PEAT; PICEA; REFORESTATION; SEEDING; SEEDLINGS; STEMS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 17044365032     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc81042-1     Document Type: Article

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