Spatial dynamics of radial growth and growth efficiency in residual Pinus resinosa following aggregated retention harvesting

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-117

  Powers, Matthew D ^a   Webster, Christopher R ^a   Pregitzer, Kurt S ^b   Palik, Brian J ^c  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATED RETENTIONS; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIOS; FOLIAR NITROGENS; GROWTH EFFICIENCIES; MANAGED FORESTS; PINUS RESINOSA; RADIAL GROWTHS; SPATIAL DYNAMICS; SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS; SPATIAL VARIABLES; VOLUME INCREMENTS;

AGGREGATES; DYNAMICS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING;

AGGLOMERATION;

CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EDGE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRACTICE; GROWTH FORM; GROWTH RESPONSE; HARVESTING; MOISTURE CONTENT; NITROGEN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SPATIAL VARIATION; UNDERSTORY;

AGGLOMERATION; FORESTRY; GROWTH; HARVESTING; ISOTOPES; MOISTURE CONTENT; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PINUS;

PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 64849105314     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-162     Document Type: Article

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