Effect of midstory removal on understory light availability and the 2-year response of underplanted cherrybark oak seedlings

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 171-177

  Lhotka, John M ^a   Loewenstein, Edward F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Oak regeneration; Quercus pagoda Raf; Shelterwood; Underplanting

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; HARDWOODS; TOWERS; VEGETATION;

OAK REGENERATION; QUERCUS; SHELTERWOOD; SURVIVAL AND GROWTH; TREATMENT COMBINATIONS; UNDERPLANTING; UNDERSTORY LIGHT; UNDERSTORY VEGETATION;

REFORESTATION;

BASAL AREA; GEORGIA; HARDWOODS; PLANTS; QUERCUS; SHELTERWOOD;

QUERCUS PAGODA;

EID: 70449382639     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/33.4.171     Document Type: Article

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