Tree mortality following partial harvests is determined by skidding proximity

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1652-1663

  Thorpe, H C ^a   Thomas, S C ^a   Caspersen, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative silviculture; Black spruce; Boreal forest; Dendrochronology; Neighborhood analyses; Partial harvest; Picea mariana; Structural retention; Tree mortality

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; PICEA MARIANA;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CANADA; FORESTRY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TREE;

ARCTIC REGIONS; CANADA; FORESTRY; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

EID: 55949105809     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1697.1     Document Type: Article

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