Influence of legacy-tree retention on group-selection opening persistence

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 286, Issue , 2012, Pages 121-128

  Klingsporn, Sarah ^a   Webster, Christopher R ^a   Bump, Joseph K ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Betula alleghaniensis; Gap closure; Gap expansion; Northern hardwood forest; Uneven aged management; Yellow birch

Indexed keywords

BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; GAP CLOSURE; NORTHERN HARDWOOD FOREST; UNEVEN-AGED MANAGEMENT; YELLOW BIRCH;

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION;

REFORESTATION;

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; OVERSTORY; PERSISTENCE; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TOLERANCE;

BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS;

EID: 84867061106     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.08.034     Document Type: Article

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