Regeneration responses influenced by single-tree selection harvesting in a mixed-species tree community in northern Japan

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1554-1562

  Noguchi, Mahoko ^a   Yoshida, Toshiya ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; HARVESTING; JAPAN; SOILS;

CANOPY DISTURBANCES; SMALL CANOPY GAPS; UNDERSTORY REGENERATION;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY GAP; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DISTURBANCE; HARVESTING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MIXED FOREST; PLANT COMMUNITY; REGENERATION; SELECTION; SHADE TOLERANCE; UNDERSTORY;

FOREST CANOPY; HARVESTING; JAPAN; SOIL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

BAMBUSA; BETULA ERMANII;

EID: 36549079040     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-103     Document Type: Conference Paper

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