Testing forest ecosystem management in boreal mixedwoods of northwestern Quebec: Initial response of aspen stands to different levels of harvesting

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 431-446

  Brais, S ^a   Harvey, B D ^a   Bergeron, Y ^a,b   Messier, C ^b   Greene, D ^c   Belleau, A ^a   Pare D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^d LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DEBRIS; ECOSYSTEMS; HARVESTING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; VEGETATION;

FOREST HARVESTING; MIXEDWOODS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SILVICULTURE;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; BIOMASS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SILVICULTURE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC;

POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 2342535543     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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