Growth and survival of Abies sachalinensis seedlings for three years after selection harvesting in northern Hokkaido, Japan

Landscape and Ecological Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-42

  Yoshida, Toshiya ^a   Noguchi, Mahoko ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Advanced regeneration; Canopy opening; Conifer broadleaved mixed forest; Forestry practice; Single tree selection

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES SACHALINENSIS; BAMBUSA; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 77954085300     PISSN: 18601871     EISSN: 1860188X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-009-0080-9     Document Type: Article

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