Overturning resistance of western redcedar and western hemlock in mixed-species stands in coastal British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 931-939

  Byrne, Kenneth E ^a   Mitchell, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION USE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WIND EFFECTS;

MASS-OVERTURNING RESISTANCE; PLATE-ROOTED TREES; STATIC TREE-PULLING TESTS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS TREE; MIXED FOREST; TESTING METHOD; WINDTHROW;

PICEA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TSUGA CANADENSIS; WIND;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CONIUM; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 34547797325     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-291     Document Type: Article

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