Effects of precommercial thinning on tree growth and lumber quality in a jack pine stand in New Brunswick, Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 945-952

  Zhang, S Y ^a   Chauret, Gilles ^a   Swift, D Edwin ^b   Duchesne, Isabelle ^a  

^a FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; LUMBER; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

LUMBER QUALITY; STEM VOLUME; THINNING INTENSITY; TREE GROWTH;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROWTH; STAND STRUCTURE; THINNING; TREE; YIELD;

GROWTH; LUMBER; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PINUS; PINUS BANKSIANA; STIFFNESS; THINNING;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 33746036445     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X05-307     Document Type: Article

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