Height growth of planted conifer seedlings in relation to solar radiation and position in Scots pine shelterwood

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 258-265

  Strand, Martin ^a   Löfvenius, Mikaell Ottosson ^a   Bergsten, Urban ^a   Lundmark, Tomas ^a   Rosvall, Ola ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Height growth; Lodgepole pine; Norway spruce; Scots pine; Shelterwood; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEED; SOLAR RADIATION; WOOD;

HEIGHT GROWTH; LODGEPOLE PINE; NORWAY SPRUCE; SCOTS PINE; SHELTERWOOD;

GROWTH KINETICS;

GROWTH RATE; MICROHABITAT; ROOT COMPETITION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SILVICULTURE; SOLAR RADIATION;

FORESTRY; GROWTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEEDS; SUN LIGHT; WOOD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 33644907458     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.12.038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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