Oak ecosystem management considerations for central hardwoods stands arising from silvicultural clearcutting

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 173-179

  Groninger, John W ^a   Long, Michael A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Forest stand development; Oak hickory forest type; Quercus; Tree species composition

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ECOSYSTEMS; HARDWOODS;

CENTRAL HARDWOOD REGIONS; FOREST STAND DEVELOPMENT; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS; MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES; OAK-HICKORY FOREST; QUERCUS; TREE SPECIES COMPOSITION;

REFORESTATION;

COMPETITION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; LAND; QUERCUS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREES;

ACER; CARYA; LIRIODENDRON; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; QUERCUS;

EID: 58049097182     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/25.4.173     Document Type: Article

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