Deep planting has no short-or long-term effect on the survival and growth of white spruce, black spruce, and jack pine

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 146-151

  Paquette, Alain ^a   Girard, Jean Pierre ^b   Walsh, Denis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Frost heaving; Picea glauca; Picea mariana; Pinus banksiana; Planting depth; Reforestation

Indexed keywords

REFORESTATION;

FROST HEAVING; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; PLANTING DEPTH;

SEED;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 80052732845     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/28.3.146     Document Type: Article

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