Potentials of natural tree regeneration after clearcutting in subalpine forests

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-52

  Kreyling, Juergen ^a   Schmiedinger, Andreas ^a   Macdonald, Ellen ^b   Beiekuhnlein, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clearcut size; Dispersal; Edge effect; Fireweed; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOFTWOODS;

FIREWEED; FOREST EDGES; NATURAL TREE REGENERATION; SUBALPINE FORESTS; WOODY DEBRIS;

FORESTRY;

ABIES LASIOCARPA; CLEAR CUTTING; EDGES; FIBER DEBRIS; FORESTS; HARVESTING; PICEA; PLANTS; TREES;

ABIES LASIOCARPA; BASSIA SCOPARIA; CHAMERION ANGUSTIFOLIUM; EPILOBIUM; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 38849143811     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/23.1.46     Document Type: Article

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