Long-term differential stem growth responses in mature eastern white pine following release from competition

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 511-520

  Bevilacqua, Eddie ^a,d   Puttock, David ^b   Blake, Terence J ^a   Burgess, Darwin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Silv Econ Ltd   (Canada)

^c Petawawa Research Forest   (Canada)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; WOOD PRODUCTS;

GROWTH ALLOCATION PATTERNS; MIXEDWOOD STANDS; SILVICULTURAL RELEASE TREATMENTS;

FORESTRY;

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GROWTH RESPONSE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SILVICULTURE;

FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; PINUS; SILVICULTURE; STEMS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 22144488113     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x04-198     Document Type: Article

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