Effect of species composition on the production rate and efficiency of young Picea glauca-Populus tremuloides forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 315, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-11

  Groot, Arthur ^a   Adhikary, Shailendra ^b   Sharma, Mahadev ^c   Luckai, Nancy ^b   Wayne Bell, F ^c   Larocque, Guy R ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal mixedwoods; Forest production; Picea glauca; Populus tremuloides; Production efficiency; Species mixture

Indexed keywords

BOREAL MIXEDWOODS; FOREST PRODUCTION; PICEA GLAUCA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY; SPECIES MIXTURES;

EFFICIENCY;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; FACILITATION; GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA INDEX; LIGHT; MIXED FOREST; RESOURCE USE; SPECIES RICHNESS; STEM; TREE;

FOREST PRODUCTS; PICEA GLAUCA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; SOFTWOODS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84891723097     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.017     Document Type: Article

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