Evidence for competition and facilitation trade-offs: Effects of Sitka alder density on pine regeneration and soil productivity

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1286-1298

  Simard, Suzanne W ^a   Radosevich, Steven R ^b   Sachs, Donald L ^c   Hagerman, Shannon M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SOILS;

PINE REGENERATION; SERAL DECIDUOUS SPECIES; SITKA ALDER DENSITY; SOIL PRODUCTIVITY;

FORESTRY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DECIDUOUS TREE; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; REGENERATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL QUALITY; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION;

ALNUS; DENSITY; FORESTRY; PINUS; SOFTWOODS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ALNUS VIRIDIS; ALNUS VIRIDIS SINUATA; BETULACEAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 33746579780     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-040     Document Type: Article

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