Post-harvest regeneration of lowland black spruce forests in northeastern Ontario

New Forests

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-129

  Chen, Han Y H ^a   Wang, Jian R ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Careful logging around advanced growth (CLAAG); Group seed tree (GST); Group seed tree followed by shearblading site preparation (SHE); Harvest method; Regeneration density; Stocking

Indexed keywords

HARVESTERS; HARVESTING; LOGGING (FORESTRY);

CAREFUL LOGGING AROUND ADVANCED GROWTH (CLAAG); GROUP SEED TREE (GST); GROUP SEED TREE FOLLOWED BY SHEARBLADING SITE PREPARATION (SHE); HARVEST METHOD; REGENERATION DENSITY; STOCKING;

FORESTRY;

REGENERATION; STOCKING DENSITY; TIMBER HARVESTING;

FARM CROPS; FORESTRY; LOGGING; REFORESTATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 33644592207     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-004-4764-6     Document Type: Article

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