Thinning increases climatic resilience of red pine

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 878-889

  Magruder, Matthew ^a   Chhin, Sophan ^a   Palik, Brian ^b   Bradford, John B ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; DENDROCHRONOLOGICAL METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES; MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES; REDUCED SENSITIVITY; RESIDUAL BASAL AREA; THINNING FROM ABOVES; THINNING FROM BELOW;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL MOISTURE;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PRODUCTIVITY; THINNING;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; MOISTURE; PRODUCTIVITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883521097     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2013-0088     Document Type: Article

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