A model of the post-fire recruitment of Picea mariana and Pinus banksiana as a function of salvage timing and intensity

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 282, Issue , 2014, Pages 35-43

  Splawinski, T B ^a   Greene, D F ^b   Gauthier, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abscission; Fire; Recruitment; Regeneration; Salvage; STELLA

Indexed keywords

REFORESTATION; SALVAGING;

ABSCISSION; FUNCTION OF TIME; PINUS BANKSIANA; RECRUITMENT; REGENERATION; SALVAGE OPERATIONS; STELLA; TREE REGENERATION;

FIRES;

ABSCISSION; BASAL AREA; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; GRANIVORY; LOGGING (TIMBER); RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SALVAGING; SEED BANK; SURVIVORSHIP;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 84897003075     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.03.007     Document Type: Article

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