Effects of alternative silviculture on stump sprouting in the southern Appalachians

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1305-1313

  Atwood, Chad J ^a   Fox, Thomas R ^a   Loftis, David L ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clearcut; Leave tree; Oak regeneration; Shelterwood; Stump sprouts; Variable retention harvest

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; LANDFORMS;

CLEARCUT; LEAVE-TREE; OAK REGENERATION; SHELTERWOOD; STUMP SPROUTS; VARIABLE RETENTION HARVEST;

FORESTRY;

CLEARCUTTING; DECIDUOUS TREE; HARVESTING; SAPLING; SILVICULTURE;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FRUITS; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; LAND USE; QUERCUS; REFORESTATION; SHELTERWOOD; SILVICULTURE; SPROUTS;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; CARYA; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS MONTANA; QUERCUS PRINUS; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 58649111946     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.11.028     Document Type: Article

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