Restoring longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) stands: Effects of restoration treatments on natural loblolly pine regeneration

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 262, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1157-1167

  Knapp, Benjamin O ^a   Wang, G Geoff ^a   Hu, Huifeng ^a   Walker, Joan L ^a   Tennant, Carsyn ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy gaps; Canopy retention; Prescribed fire; Silviculture; Underplanting

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAPS; CANOPY RETENTION; PRESCRIBED FIRES; SILVICULTURE; UNDERPLANTING;

FIRES; LANDFORMS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RESTORATION; SEED;

REFORESTATION;

BASAL AREA; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CLEARCUTTING; COASTAL ZONE; CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWING SEASON; HARVESTING; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SILVICULTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STAND STRUCTURE;

EXTRACTIVES; FIRES; FOREST CANOPY; PLANTS; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; SEEDS;

UNITED STATES;

PINUS PALUSTRIS; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 79960571384     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.05.044     Document Type: Article

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