Growth response and water relations of 3-year-old planted black spruce and jack pine seedlings in site prepared lichen woodlands

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 223, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 226-236

  Hébert, François ^a,c   Boucher, Jean François ^a   Bernier, Pierre Y ^b   Lord, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Lichen woodland; Picea mariana; Pinus banksiana; Site preparation; Water relations

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FIRE HAZARDS; FORESTRY; SEED;

BOREAL FOREST; LICHEN WOODLAND; WATER RELATION;

WOOD;

AFFORESTATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE; WATER RELATIONS;

FORESTATION; LICHENS; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; SITE PREPARATION; WOOD;

PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 32344444529     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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