Use of an aspen overstory to control understory herbaceous species, bluejoint grass (Calamagrostis canadensis), and fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 74-79

  Maundrell, Chris ^a   Hawkins, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal; Competition; Girdling; Mixedwoods; Thinning

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); TIMBER; VEGETATION;

BOREAL; HERBACEOUS SPECIES; MIXEDWOODS; SPRUCE REGENERATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITION; COSTS; E I S; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; FORESTS; PLANTS;

BASSIA SCOPARIA; CALAMAGROSTIS; CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS; CHAMERION ANGUSTIFOLIUM; EPILOBIUM; KOCHIA; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; SCOPARIA;

EID: 4644338366     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/21.2.74     Document Type: Article

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