Belowground competition from overstory trees influences Douglas-fir sapling morphology in thinned stands

New Forests

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-153

  Devine, Warren D ^a   Harrington, Timothy B ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Douglas fir; Morphology; Regeneration; Understory

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FORESTRY; MORPHOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TRENCHING; VEGETATION;

ABOVE-GROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND COMPETITIONS; DOUGLAS-FIR; FOLIAGE BIOMASS; FOLIAR BIOMASS; LIGHT ENVIRONMENTS; PER UNITS; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; REGENERATION; ROOT RATIOS; SPECIFIC LEAF AREAS; STEM BIOMASS; STEM GROWTHS; TREE ROOTS; UNDERSTORY; UNDERSTORY VEGETATIONS;

COMPETITION;

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONIFEROUS TREE; LEAF AREA; MORPHOLOGY; OVERSTORY; PHYTOMASS; REGENERATION; ROOT SYSTEM; SAPLING; THINNING; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ANATOMY; BIOMASS; COMPETITION; COMPRESSION STRENGTH; FOLIAR ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; PLANTS; PSEUDOTSUGA; REFORESTATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; SAPLINGS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII VAR. MENZIESII;

EID: 59149092356     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-008-9114-7     Document Type: Article

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