Impacts of long-term diameter-limit harvesting on residual stands of red spruce in Maine

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 69-73

  Sokol, Kerry A ^a   Greenwood, Michael S ^a   Livingston, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diameter limit harvesting; Genetic variability; Red spruce; Stand development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; POLLUTION CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DIAMETER-LIMIT HARVESTING; DYSGENIC FORESTRY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; RESIDUAL TREES; STAND DEVELOPMENT;

HARVESTING;

E I S; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; POLLUTION CONTROL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

PICEA; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 4644252208     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/21.2.69     Document Type: Review

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