Growth limitations of planted conifers regenerating under Montane Alternative Silviculture Systems (MASS): Seven-year results

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 241-250

  Mitchell, A K ^a   Dunsworth, B G ^b   Arnott, J T ^a   Koppenaal, R ^c   Benton, R ^a   Goodmanson, G ^a   Bown, T ^a   Sandford, J ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Weyerhaeuser Canada   (Canada)

^c Silva West Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abies amabilis; Clearcut; Fertilizer; Green tree retention; MASS; Patch cut; Regeneration; Shelterwood; Silviculture systems; Tsuga heterophylla; Vegetation control

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION; WOOD;

SILVICULTURAL SYSTEMS;

FORESTRY;

GROWTH; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; REVEGETATION; SILVICULTURE;

ABIES; ABIES AMABILIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 3042560260     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc80241-2     Document Type: Article

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