Individual-tree growth dynamics of mature abies alba during repeated irregular group shelterwood (Femelschlag) cuttings

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2437-2449

  Puettmann, Klaus J ^a,d   D'Amato, Anthony W ^b   Kohnle, Ulrich ^c   Bauhus, Jürgen ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Forest Research Institute of Baden Wurttemberg   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIES ALBA; ABIES ALBA MILL; DENSITY REDUCTION; DIAMETER GROWTH; GERMANY; GROWING CONDITIONS; GROWTH RESPONSE; IN-CONTROL; INDIVIDUAL TREE; INTERACTION INDEX; MATURE TREES; POSTHARVEST; SILVER FIR; TREE DIAMETER; TREE GROWTH;

FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY); SILVER;

REFORESTATION;

DIAMETER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HARVESTING; OVERSTORY; REGENERATION;

GROWTH; HARVESTING; PLANTS; POLYMERS; REFORESTATION; SILVER;

BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; BLACK FOREST; GERMANY;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA;

EID: 72649090687     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-158     Document Type: Article

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