Increasing the impact of bottomland hardwood afforestation

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 184-188

  Groninger, John W ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest stand development; Quercus spp.; Tree planting; Vegetation management; Wetlands restoration

Indexed keywords

HARDWOODS; RESTORATION; VEGETATION; WATERSHEDS;

FOREST STAND DEVELOPMENT; QUERCUS SPP; TREE PLANTING; VEGETATION MANAGEMENT; WETLANDS RESTORATION;

FORESTRY;

AFFORESTATION; FORESTRY; SILVICULTURE;

FORESTATION; FORESTRY; FORESTS; PLANTS; RESTORATION; SEEDING; SEEDLINGS; SILVICULTURE; TREES; WATER SHEDS;

MISSISSIPPI BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

QUERCUS;

EID: 23944509492     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jof/103.4.184     Document Type: Article

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