Broadleaf competition interferes with balsam fir regeneration following experimental removal of moose

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1395-1404

  McLaren, Brian ^a   Hermanutz, Luise ^b   Gosse, John ^c   Collet, Benoit ^a   Kasimos, Costa ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c Terra Nova National Park   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abies balsamea; Alces alces; Balsam fir; Forest regeneration; Herbivores; Moose; State and transition models

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); PARKS;

ABIES BALSAMEA; ALCES ALCES; BALSAM FIR; FOREST REGENERATION; HERBIVORES; MOOSE; STATE-AND-TRANSITION MODELS;

FORESTRY;

BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HERBIVORE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANTATION FORESTRY; REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SITE PREPARATION; UNDERSTORY; UNGULATE;

ABIES AMABILIS; ABIES BALSAMEA; COMPETITION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; GROWTH; REFORESTATION; SOFTWOODS; SOIL ANALYSIS;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; ALCES ALCES; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 59049100866     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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