Response of six boreal tree species to stand replacing fire and clearcutting

Ecosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 820-829

  Ilisson, Triin ^a   Chen, Han Y H ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abies balsamea; Betula papyrifera; Clearcutting; Fire; Picea glauca; Picea mariana; Pinus banksiana; Populus tremuloides; Tree regeneration

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; REGENERATION; SUCCESSION;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 68149166886     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-009-9259-z     Document Type: Article

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