American chestnut growth and survival five years after planting in two silvicultural treatments in the southern Appalachians, USA

Forests

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1017-1033

  Clark, Stacy ^a   McNab, Henry ^b   Loftis, David ^b   Zarnoch, Stanley ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b Southern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

American chestnut; Artificial regeneration; Forest management; Midstory removal; Restoration; Shelterwood harvesting

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN CHESTNUT; ARTIFICIAL REGENERATION; COMPETITION CONTROL; EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS; MIDSTORY-REMOVAL; SHELTERWOOD TREATMENTS; SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS; SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS;

FORESTRY; FRUITS; GRADING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; RESTORATION; SEED;

REFORESTATION;

BASAL AREA; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE; SURVIVAL;

CASTANEA; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FRUITS; HARVESTING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REFORESTATION; SEEDS; SHELTERWOOD;

APPALACHIANS; UNITED STATES;

CASTANEA DENTATA; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA;

EID: 84883273832     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f3041017     Document Type: Article

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