Competitive interactions in sub-boreal birch-spruce forests differ on opposing slope aspects

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 214, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Green, D Scott ^a   Hawkins, Chris D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Density dependent competition; Slope aspect; Sub boreal mixedwood stands

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; SLOPE PROTECTION;

BIRCH COMPETITION; DENSITY-DEPENDENT COMPETITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITATIONS;

FORESTRY;

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS;

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTS; FORESTRY; SOFTWOODS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BETULA PAPYRIFERA; PICEA;

EID: 21444442034     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.03.051     Document Type: Article

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