Impact of three silvicultural treatments on weevil incidence, growth, phenology, and branch-level dynamics of Pinus strobus from large and small populations

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-25

  Major, John E ^a   Mosseler, Alex ^a   Barsi, Debby C ^a   Clouthier, Amanda ^a   Campbell, Moira ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUD SETS; COMPONENTS OF GROWTHS; CONSERVATION STRATEGIES; DAY LENGTHS; LATERAL SHOOTS; LIGHT LEVELS; NEWFOUNDLANDS; ONTARIO; SHOOT LENGTHS; SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS; SMALL POPULATIONS; WHITE PINES;

FORESTRY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BEETLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FITNESS; FORESTRY PRACTICE; GROWTH RESPONSE; ISOLATED POPULATION; LIGHT EFFECT; PHENOLOGY; SHOOT GROWTH; SILVICULTURE;

BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; GROWTH; INFESTATION; PHENOLOGY; PINUS STROBUS;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 64849104741     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-153     Document Type: Article

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