Regeneration differences between fire and clearcut logging in southeastern Labrador: A multiple spatial scale analysis

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 473-480

  Elson, Leanne T ^a   Simon, Neal P P ^b   Kneeshaw, Daniel ^c  

^a Western Newfoundland Model Forest   (Canada)

^b Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources   (Canada)

^c Centre ville Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIRES; LOGGING (FORESTRY); SOILS;

MULTIPLE SPATIAL SCALE ANALYSIS; PLANT SPECIES; REGENERATION;

REFORESTATION;

CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST FIRE; LOGGING (TIMBER); PLANT COMMUNITY; REGENERATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

FIRES; LOGGING; REFORESTATION; SOIL;

CANADA; LABRADOR; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 34547427029     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-237     Document Type: Article

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