Development of epicormic sprouts on Sitka spruce stems in response to windthrown gap formation

Forestry

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 225-233

  Quine, C P ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; RESPROUTING; TIMBER; WINDTHROW;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 3242738623     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/77.3.225     Document Type: Article

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