Consequences of faster growth for wood density in northern red oak (Quercus rubra Liebl.)

Forestry

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-110

  Genet, Astrid ^a   Auty, David ^a   Achim, Alexis ^a   Bernier, Mikael ^a   Pothier, David ^a   Alain Cogliastro, ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY MODELING; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE; TREE RING; WOOD;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 84872254127     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cps057     Document Type: Article

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