A comparison of thinning methods in red pine: consequences for stand-level growth and tree diameter

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 489-496

  Bradford, John B ^a   Palik, Brian J ^a  

^a USFS Northern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREAS; BIOMASS GROWTHS; REPLICATED EXPERIMENTS; STAND AGES; STAND GROWTHS; THINNING METHODS; TREE DIAMETERS; TREE SIZES; VOLUME GROWTHS; WILDLIFE HABITATS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; FORESTRY; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

ECOLOGY;

BASAL AREA; BIOMASS; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; SILVICULTURE; THINNING;

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; GROWTH; MATHEMATICS; THINNING; TREES;

PINUS RESINOSA; SUS;

EID: 64849095619     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-201     Document Type: Article

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