Effect of cutting intensity on microenvironmental conditions and regeneration dynamics in yellow birch - Conifer stands

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 317-330

  Prévost, Marcel ^a  

^a MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY;

MICROENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; REGENERATION DYNAMICS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HARVESTING; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; REGENERATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTS; FORESTRY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; ACER; ACER PENSYLVANICUM; ACER SPICATUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA RUBENS; PRUNUS; PRUNUS PENSYLVANICA;

EID: 40749109042     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-168     Document Type: Article

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