Growth of Douglas-fir, lodgepole pine, and ponderosa pine seedlings underplanted in a partially-cut, dry Douglas-fir stand in south-central British Columbia

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 723-732

  Vyse, Alan ^a   Ferguson, Christine ^b   Simard, Suzanne W ^c   Kano, Tamaki ^c   Puttonen, Pasi ^d  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b 2424 Main Mall ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Douglas fir; Growth; Light; Lodgepole pine; Opax Mountain Silvicultural Systems Project; Partial cutting; Ponderosa pine; Soil moisture, 13C; Survival

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; LIGHT; SEED;

OPAX MOUNTAIN SILVICULTURAL SYSTEMS PROJECT; PARTIAL CUTTING; SOIL MOISTURE 13C;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST CANOPY; GROWTH RESPONSE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL; UNDERSTORY;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; LIGHT; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS PONDEROSA; PSEUDOTSUGA; SEEDS; SURVIVAL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; KAMLOOPS; NORTH AMERICA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS PONDEROSA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 33750089290     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: 00157546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc82723-5     Document Type: Article

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