Ten year responses of Engelmann spruce and a high-elevation Ericaceous shrub community to manual cutting treatments in southern interior British Columbia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 248, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 153-162

  Heineman, Jean L ^a   Simard, Suzanne W ^b   Sachs, Donald L ^c   Mather, W Jean ^d  

^a J Heineman Forestry Consulting   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Skyline Forestry Consultants Ltd ^*  (Canada)

^d Skyline Forestry Consultants Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Engelmann spruce; Ericaceous shrubs; Manual brushing; Vegetation management

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; VEGETATION;

ERICACEOUS SHRUBS; MANUAL BRUSHING; VEGETATION MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

CLEARCUTTING; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RESPONSE; REFORESTATION; SHRUB; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVIVAL;

FORESTRY; GROWTH; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PLANTS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII;

EID: 34547726634     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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