Regeneration and stand development following a spruce budworm outbreak, spruce budworm inspired harvest, and salvage harvest

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1759-1770

  Spence, C Eiry ^a   MacLean, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIES BALSAMEA; ADVANCED REGENERATION; BALSAM FIR; CANOPY COVER; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; HARVESTED STANDS; PRE-COMMERCIAL THINNING; SEEDLING DENSITY; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPRUCE BUDWORM; STAND DEVELOPMENT; STAND DYNAMICS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; TREE GROWTH; TREE RETENTION;

HARDWOODS; HARVESTING;

REFORESTATION;

CONIFEROUS TREE; DISTURBANCE; FOREST CANOPY; HARVESTING; MOTH; PEST OUTBREAK; REGENERATION; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SEEDLING; STAND DYNAMICS; THINNING;

FOREST CANOPY; GROWTH; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; REFORESTATION; SEEDLINGS; TREES;

CANADA; CAPE BRETON; NOVA SCOTIA;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; PICEA;

EID: 84868632814     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X2012-121     Document Type: Article

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