Heavy thinning of ponderosa pine stands: An Arizona case study

USDA Forest Service - Research Paper RMRS-RP

Volumn , Issue 22 RMRS-RP, 2000, Pages 1-6

  Ffolliott, Peter F ^a   Baker Jr , Malchus B ^b   Gottfried, Gerald J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal area levels; Ponderosa pine; Stand integrity; Thinning treatments; Timber stand improvement

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROWTH RESPONSE; STAND STRUCTURE; THINNING; WATERSHED;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ATTHIS; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 33645756681     PISSN: 05025001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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