Effects of aspen (Populus tremuloides) sucker removal on postfire conifer regeneration in central Alaska

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 483-486

  Johnstone, Jill F ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c YUKON COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FIRES; SEED;

ASEXUAL REGENERATION; LONG TERM DOMINANCE;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; RECRUITMENT; REGENERATION; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

BIODIVERSITY; FIRES; FORESTRY; SEEDS;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CATOSTOMIDAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS CONTORTA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 20044389101     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x04-171     Document Type: Article

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