A comparison of seedling growth and light transmission among tree shelters

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 102-110

  Sharew, Hailu ^a   Hairston Strang, Anne ^a  

^a MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Air temperature; Deer repellent; Light transmission; Oak hickory forest; Photosynthetic photon flux; Red:far red ratio; Seedling growth; Tree shelter

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DURABILITY; GROWTH (MATERIALS); LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLASTICS; SEED;

DEER REPELLENT; OAK-HICKORY FOREST; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHOTON FLUX; RED:FAR-RED RATIO; SEEDLING GROWTH; TREE SHELTERS;

FORESTRY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DURABILITY; FORESTRY; HUMIDITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEEDLINGS; SHELTERS; TRANSMITTANCE;

CARYA; CERVIDAE; CORNUS; CORNUS FLORIDA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA; JUGLANS; JUGLANS NIGRA; PINUS STROBUS; PLATANUS OCCIDENTALIS; QUERCUS PALUSTRIS; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 20844456983     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/22.2.102     Document Type: Article

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