Comparison of fixed and focal point seed transfer systems for reforestation and assisted migration: A case study for interior spruce in British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1452-1464

  Ukrainetz, Nicholas K ^a   O'Neill, Gregory A ^a,b   Jaquish, Barry ^a  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE DISTANCE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; CLIMATE VARIABLES; FOCAL POINTS; MIGRATION DISTANCE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PICEA GLAUCA; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; SEED TRANSFER; SEED ZONES; TEST SITE;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOCUSING; POPULATION STATISTICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REFORESTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVEGETATION;

SEED;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVERGREEN FOREST; GROWTH RATE; PHENOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REFORESTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 79960804669     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x11-060     Document Type: Article

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