Five-year growth responses of Douglas-fir, western hemlock, and western redcedar seedlings to manipulated levels of overstory and understory competition

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2439-2453

  Harrington, Timothy B ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDES; SEED; VEGETATION;

PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR); THINNED STANDS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CLEARCUTTING; CONIFEROUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIMITING FACTOR; OVERSTORY; ROOT COMPETITION; STAND DYNAMICS; THINNING; WEED CONTROL;

HERBICIDES; PLANTATIONS; PLANTS; SEEDING;

NORTH AMERICA; OLYMPIA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

CONIUM; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 33846285228     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-139     Document Type: Conference Paper

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