The influence of silvicultural treatments and site conditions on American chestnut (Castanea dentata) seedling establishment in eastern Kentucky, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1211-1218

  Rhoades, Chuck ^a   Loftis, David ^b   Lewis, Jeffrey ^c   Clark, Stacy ^d  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Southern Research Station   (United States)

^c Daniel Boone National Forest   (United States)

^d Southern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumberland Plateau; Forest restoration; Hardwood silviculture

Indexed keywords

CASTANEA DENTATA; CUMBERLAND PLATEAU; EASTERN KENTUCKY; FOLIAR NITROGEN; FOREST RESTORATION; GROWING SEASON; HARDWOOD SILVICULTURE; LEAF MASS; LIGHT ENVIRONMENT; MESIC SITES; PLANTINGS; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SEEDLING GROWTH; SEEDLING PERFORMANCE; SEEDLING SURVIVAL; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS; SILVICULTURE TREATMENT; SITE CONDITIONS; SITE PRODUCTIVITY; SPLIT-PLOT DESIGN; TOPOGRAPHIC POSITIONS; TREATMENT AREA;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; CONSERVATION; FRUITS; HARDWOODS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; RESTORATION; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

DECIDUOUS TREE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; OVERSTORY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REGENERATION; ROOT; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SILVICULTURE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; FRUITS; HARDWOODS; PLANTS; RESTORATION; TRANSMITTANCE;

APPALACHIAN PLATEAU; APPALACHIANS; CUMBERLAND PLATEAU; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CASTANEA DENTATA;

EID: 69049092594     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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