Early regeneration of populus tremula from seed after forest restoration with fire

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 20, Issue , 2005, Pages 33-42

  Chantal, Michelle De ^a   Kuuluvainen, Timo ^a   Lindberg, Henrik ^b   Vanha Majamaa, Ilkka ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Lammi Biological Station   (Finland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biotope; Germination; Mesic forest; Retention felling; Seedling; Selection felling; Substrate; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

FIRES; FORESTRY; SEED; MINERALS; PLANNING; SOILS; SUBSTRATES;

BIOTOPE; MESIC FOREST; RETENTION FELLING; SELECTION FELLING; WOODY DEBRIS; MESIC SITES; PARTIAL CUTS;

HARDWOODS; FORESTRY;

FIRES; FORESTRY; POPULUS TREMULA; SEEDS; MINERALS; PLANNING; SOIL; SUBSTRATES;

PICEA; POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 27844499222     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14004080510040968     Document Type: Article

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