Effects of full and partial clearing, with and without herbicide, on weed cover, light availability, and establishment success of white ash in shrub communities of abandoned pastureland in southwestern Quebec, Canada

New Forests

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 197-210

  Cogliastro, Alain ^a,b   Benjamin, Karyne ^a   Bouchard, André ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Centre ville Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hardwood plantation; Light; Shrubland; Vegetation management; White ash

Indexed keywords

HARDWOODS; LIGHT; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION; WEED CONTROL;

HARDWOOD PLANTATION; SHRUBLAND; VEGETATION MANAGEMENT; WHITE ASH;

HERBICIDES;

CLEARCUTTING; FOREST SOIL; FORESTRY; GROWTH; HERBICIDE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; SHRUB; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION COVER; WEED;

HARDWOODS; HERBICIDES; LIGHT; PLANTS; WEEDS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS AMERICANA;

EID: 33747101035     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-005-5960-8     Document Type: Article

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