Tree growth at stand and individual scales in two dual-species mixture experiments in southern Washington State, USA

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1119-1132

  Erickson, Heather E ^a   Harrington, Constance A ^a   Marshall, David D ^a,b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUGLAS FIR; INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY; INDIVIDUAL TREE; MIXTURE EXPERIMENT; NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; SHADE TOLERANCE; SINGLE SPECIES; TREE GROWTH; TREE SPECIES; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA; WASHINGTON STATE; WESTERN HEMLOCK; WESTERN WHITE PINE;

AGRICULTURE; COMPETITION; REFORESTATION; REVEGETATION;

MIXTURES;

CONIFEROUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST PRODUCT; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MIXED FOREST; REFORESTATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; YIELD RESPONSE;

AGRICULTURE; COMPETITION; GROWTH; PLANTS; PSEUDOTSUGA; REFORESTATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREES;

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

CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM; PINUS MONTICOLA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 67649344502     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-040     Document Type: Article

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