Decaying wood and tree regeneration in the Acadian Forest of Maine, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1623-1628

  Weaver, Jamie K ^a   Kenefic, Laura S ^b   Seymour, Robert S ^c   Brissette, John C ^b  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Balsam fir; Decayed downed wood; Eastern hemlock; Red maple; Red spruce; Regeneration; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

BALSAM FIR; DECAYED DOWNED WOOD; EASTERN HEMLOCK; RED MAPLE; RED SPRUCE; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE;

CUTTING; DECAY (ORGANIC); FLOORS; HARVESTING; SUBSTRATES; WOOD;

FORESTRY;

CLEARCUTTING; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST FLOOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MIXED FOREST; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; SILVICULTURE; SUBSTRATE; WOOD QUALITY;

ABIES AMABILIS; ABIES BALSAMEA; DECAY; FLOORS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; PICEA; PICEA RUBENS; REFORESTATION; SEEDLINGS; SILVICULTURE; SUBSTRATES; WOOD;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; ACER; ACER RUBRUM; CONIUM; PICEA; PICEA RUBENS; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 61449222729     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.01.023     Document Type: Article

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