Can a natural experiment be used as a tool to design partial cutting regimes? The decline of Austrocedrus chilensis forests, an example

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-45

  Amoroso, Mariano M ^a   Larson, Bruce C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Austrocedrus; Mortality; Partial cutting; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; BASAL AREA; DEAD TREES; MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS; MORTALITY RATE; NATURAL EXPERIMENT; PARTIAL CUTTING; REGENERATION PROCESS; REGENERATION RATE; REGENERATION SYSTEM; SHORT PERIODS; STAND RECONSTRUCTION;

CUTTING; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIMENTS;

REFORESTATION;

BASAL AREA; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRACTICE; MORTALITY; OVERSTORY; RECONSTRUCTION; REGENERATION;

ARGENTINA; BASAL AREA; CORRELATION; EMPLOYMENT; LIBOCEDRUS; MORTALITY;

ARGENTINA;

AUSTROCEDRUS; AUSTROCEDRUS CHILENSIS;

EID: 75549092217     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-009-0139-3     Document Type: Article

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