Silvicultural options to promote seedling establishment on Kalmia-Vaccinium-dominated sites

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 110-121

  Thiffault, Nelson ^a   Titus, Brian D ^b   Munson, Alison D ^c  

^a MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Growth; Kalmia angustifolia; Nutrition; Picea mariana; Pinus banksiana; Quebec; Scarification; Water stress

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GROWTH KINETICS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; SEEDLING GROWTH; SEEDLING WATER STRESS;

SEED;

BIODIVERSITY; GROWTH; PICEA; PINUS; SCARIFICATION; SEEDLINGS; SILVICULTURE; SOIL;

KALMIA; KALMIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; PARAGNETINA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; VACCINIUM;

EID: 17444380094     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580510008356     Document Type: Article

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