Regeneration of red and silver beech: How important is the size of harvested area?

New Zealand Journal of Forestry

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 31-35

  Wiser, Susan K ^a   Baker, Gordon ^b   Benecke, Udo ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEECH FOREST; CANOPY GAPS; CRITICAL PARTS; CUT SIZE; DIFFERENT SIZES; EXOTIC PLANTS; EXTRACTION METHOD; GROUP SELECTION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LITTER DEPTH; MANAGEMENT PLANS; MIXED SPECIES; SOIL CONDITIONS; SOIL PH; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; TREE SPECIES; UNIFORM SIZE;

CALCIUM; REFORESTATION; SILVER; SOILS; SUN;

HARVESTING;

FAGUS; FILICOPHYTA; HYDROPTERIDALES;

EID: 77952840165     PISSN: 11747986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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