Effects of gypsy moth defoliation on softwood and hardwood growth and mortality in New Brunswick, Canada

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-145

  Hennigar, Chris Richard ^a   MacLean, David A ^a   Norfolk, Chris James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b Forest Management Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balsam fir; Gypsy moth outbreak; Red oak; Specific volume increment; Stem analysis; Trembling aspen; White birch

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; GROWTH KINETICS; IMMUNOLOGY;

GYPSY MOTH DEFOLIATION; GYPSY MOTH OUTBREAK; RED OAK; SPECIFIC VOLUME INCREMENT; STEM ANALYSIS;

WOOD;

ABIES AMABILIS; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; BIODIVERSITY; DENSITY; FORESTRY;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; BETULA PENDULA; LYMANTRIA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 34547309585     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/24.2.138     Document Type: Article

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