Dead wood dynamics in declining balsam fir and spruce stands in New Brunswick, Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 750-762

  Taylor, Sarah L ^a   MacLean, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDES; WOOD PRESERVATION;

DEAD WOOD DYNAMICS; SNAGS;

FORESTRY;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CONIFEROUS TREE; DEAD WOOD; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PEST OUTBREAK; POPULATION DECLINE; SHOOT GROWTH; SNAG; STAND DYNAMICS;

DEAD WOOD; FORESTRY; INSECTICIDES;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; PICEA;

EID: 34547861292     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-272     Document Type: Article

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