Twenty-six-year response of ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir plantations to woody competitor density in treated stands of madrone and whiteleaf manzanita

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 256, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 410-420

  Newton, Michael ^a   Cole, Elizabeth C ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Douglas fir; Harsh sites; Ponderosa pine; Site index; Vegetation management; Woody competition

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MIXTURES;

CONIFER SPECIES; DOUGLAS FIRS; ELSEVIER (CO); LOW QUALITY (LQ); PINUS PONDEROSA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII (DOUGLAS-FIR); SITE QUALITY;

FORESTRY;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWTH; PLANTATION FORESTRY; WOODY DEBRIS;

COMPETITION; ECONOMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTS; PINUS PONDEROSA; PLANTATIONS; PLANTS; PSEUDOTSUGA; SITE INDEX;

ARBUTUS; ARBUTUS MENZIESII; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS VISCIDA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS PONDEROSA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 45849088444     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.04.039     Document Type: Article

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