Historical changes in White pine (Pinus strobus L.) density in Algonquin Park, Ontario, during the 19th century

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-71

  Thompson, Ian D ^a,d   Simard, Julie H ^b,c   Titman, Rodger D ^b,e  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^d McGill University ^*

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest policy; Forest restoration; Historic landcover; Old growth; Ontario; White pine

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

ALGONQUIN PROVINCIAL PARK; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 31144464683     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/0885-8608(2006)26[61:HCIWPP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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