Experiments for alternative management of forest reserves: Effects of partial cutting on stem growth and mortality of large oaks

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1322-1330

  Götmark, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT; BASAL AREA; BASAL AREA GROWTH; CANOPY COVER; CUTTING OPERATIONS; FOREST RESERVES; HEAVY MACHINERY; HUMAN DISTURBANCES; NATURE RESERVES; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; PARTIAL CUTTING; QUERCUS SPP; STEM GROWTH; TREE CONDITIONS;

BIODIVERSITY; MACHINERY;

FORESTRY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; CUTTING; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MACHINERY; MORTALITY; NATURE RESERVE;

BIODIVERSITY; CUTTING; FORESTRY; GROWTH; MACHINERY; QUERCUS; TREES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

QUERCUS;

EID: 68949155323     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-045     Document Type: Article

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