Boreal mixedwood tree growth on contrasting soils and disturbance types

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 986-995

  Martin, Jennifer L ^a   Gower, Stith T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; GROWTH KINETICS; SOILS;

MIXEDWOOD FORESTS; SOIL TYPES; TREE GROWTH;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; GROWTH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LOGGING (TIMBER); SOIL TYPE; STAND STRUCTURE; WILDFIRE;

ECOLOGY; FORESTS; GROWTH; PICEA MARIANA; SOIL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 33746062030     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X05-306     Document Type: Article

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