Comparison of potential non-timber forest products in intensively managed young stands and mature/old-growth forests in south-central British Columbia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 256, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1897-1909

  Clason, Alana J ^a   Lindgren, Pontus M F ^a   Sullivan, Thomas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Lodgepole pine; Mature forest; Non timber forest products (NTFPs); Pre commercial thinning; Second growth forest; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTS; LOGGING (FORESTRY); POLES; TIMBER;

FERTILIZATION; LODGEPOLE PINE; MATURE FOREST; NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS (NTFPS); PRE-COMMERCIAL THINNING; SECOND-GROWTH FOREST; SILVICULTURE;

FORESTRY;

COMANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PLANTATION; SECONDARY FOREST; SILVICULTURE; SUCCESSION; THINNING;

DENSITY; FERTILIZATION; FOREST PRODUCTS; FORESTS; GROWTH; PINUS CONTORTA; PLANTATIONS; PLANTS; SHRUBS; SILVICULTURE; THINNING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI; CHAMERION ANGUSTIFOLIUM; EPILOBIUM; LONICERA; LONICERA INVOLUCRATA; PINUS CONTORTA; RUBUS IDAEUS; SORBUS; SORBUS SITCHENSIS; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; THALICTRUM; THALICTRUM OCCIDENTALE;

EID: 54249150862     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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