Rapid capture of growing space by red maple

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1444-1452

  Fei, Songlin ^a   Steiner, Kim C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Huck Institutes for Life Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACER RUBRUM; DISTURBANCE REGIME; FOREST STAND; OAK-DOMINATED STANDS; QUERCUS SPP; RED MAPLES; SMALL-DIAMETER; STAND DEVELOPMENT; TIMBER HARVESTING;

HARVESTING; LOGGING (FORESTRY); TIMBER;

FRUITS;

DECIDUOUS FOREST; DOMINANCE; OVERSTORY; REGENERATION; TIMBER HARVESTING;

ACER RUBRUM; FORESTS; FRUITS; HARVESTING; LOGGING; QUERCUS; SEEDLINGS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; QUERCUS;

EID: 69249134998     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-065     Document Type: Article

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