Growth response of young lodgepole pine to thinning and repeated fertilization treatments: 10-Year results

Forestry

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 587-611

  Lindgren, P M F ^a   Sullivan, T P ^b   Sullivan, D S ^a   Brockley, R P ^c   Winter, R ^c  

^a Applied Mammal Research Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; JUVENILE; PRUNING; THINNING; TIMBER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; KELOWNA; NORTH AMERICA; SUMMERLAND; WILLIAMS LAKE [BRITISH COLUMBIA];

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 38849087464     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpm039     Document Type: Article

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