Are mixed-species stands more productive than single-species stands: An empirical test of three forest types in British Columbia and Alberta

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1227-1237

  Chen, H Y H ^a   Klinka, K ^b   Mathey, A H ^b   Wang, X ^b   Varga, P ^b   Chourmouzis, C ^b  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; MIXTURES;

ECOLOGICAL CONTEXTS; GROWTH PATTERNS; INTERMEDIATE VOLUME; SHADE TOLERANT;

FORESTRY;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONIFEROUS TREE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GROWTH FORM; MIXED FOREST; SHADE TOLERANCE; STAND DYNAMICS;

ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; LARIX OCCIDENTALIS; MIXTURES; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS CONTORTA;

ALBERTA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM; LARIX; LARIX OCCIDENTALIS; PICEA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS CONTORTA; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 22144464429     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-048     Document Type: Article

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