Basal area and diameter distribution prediction equations for young Douglas-fir plantations with hardwood competition: Coast ranges

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-93

  Knowe, Steven A ^a   Radosevich, Steven R ^b   Shula, Robert G ^c  

^a American Forest Management   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Competition release; Forest vegetation management; Precommercial thinning; Site preparation; Stand dynamics

Indexed keywords

HARDWOODS; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOFTWOODS; VEGETATION;

COMPETITION RELEASE; FOREST VEGETATION MANAGEMENT; PRECOMMERCIAL THINNING; STAND DYNAMICS;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARDWOODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTATIONS; PLANTS; PSEUDOTSUGA; SITE PREPARATION; THINNING; TREE DIMENSIONS;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 19044383172     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/20.2.77     Document Type: Article

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