Long-term effects of site preparation and postplanting vegetation control on Picea glauca survival, growth and predicted yield in boreal British Columbia

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-129

  Boateng, Jacob O ^a   Heineman, Jean L ^b   Bedford, Lorne ^a   Harper, George J ^a   Nemec, Amanda F Linnell ^c  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b J Heineman Forestry Consulting   (Canada)

^c Intl Stat and Research Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal; Burning; Chemical site preparation; Mechanical site preparation; Postplanting vegetation control; TASS; White spruce

Indexed keywords

BOREAL; BURNING; CHEMICAL SITE PREPARATION; MECHANICAL SITE PREPARATION; POSTPLANTING VEGETATION CONTROL; TASS; WHITE SPRUCE;

VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

INGA; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 67649972764     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580902759685     Document Type: Article

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