Silvicultural strategies for adapting planted forests to climate change: From theory to practice

Journal of Forest Science

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 265-277

  Mason, W L ^a   Petr, M ^a   Bathgate, S ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Climate change; Silviculture; Species choice; Species mixtures

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MIXTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL MOISTURE;

ACCUMULATED TEMPERATURES; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; SILVICULTURAL MEASURE; SILVICULTURAL STRATEGIES; SILVICULTURE; SOIL MOISTURE DEFICITS; SPECIES CHOICE; SPECIES MIXTURES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MOISTURE CONTENT; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SILVICULTURE; SOIL MOISTURE;

CLIMATES; FORESTRY; MIXTURES; MOISTURE; SOIL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABIES PROCERA; BETULA PUBESCENS; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA SITCHENSIS; POPULUS;

EID: 84862846923     PISSN: 12124834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/105/2011-jfs     Document Type: Article

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