Stand structure and composition of a 60-year-old larch (Larix kaempferi) plantation with retained hardwoods

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 351-358

  Yoshida, Toshiya ^a   Hasegawa, Mikio ^b   Taira, Hideaki ^c   Noguchi, Mahoko ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Larix kaempferi; Plant species diversity; Plantation forest; Quercus crispula; Tree retention

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HARDWOODS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

PLANT SPECIES DIVERSITY; PLANTATION FOREST; TREE RETENTION;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; LARIX LEPTOLEPIS; PLANTATIONS; PLANTS; QUERCUS MONGOLICA; SEEDS;

LARIX; LARIX KAEMPFERI; QUERCUS CRISPULA;

EID: 25444471506     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-005-0154-y     Document Type: Article

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