Exploring forest productivity at an early age after fire: A case study at the northern limit of commercial forests in quebec

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 579-593

  Van Bogaert, Rik ^a   Gauthier, Sylvie ^a   Raulier, Frederic ^b   Saucier, Jean Pierre ^c   Boucher, Dominique ^a   Robitaille, Andre ^c   Bergeron, Yves ^d  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c Direction des Inventaires Forestiers   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black spruce; Boreal forest; Growth; Jack pine; Northern natural forests; Productivity; Stocking; Wildfire; Young stands

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); REFORESTATION; TIMBER;

BLACK SPRUCE; BOREAL FORESTS; JACK PINE; NATURAL FORESTS; STOCKING; WILDFIRE; YOUNG STANDS;

PRODUCTIVITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMERCIALIZATION; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; LAND CLASSIFICATION;

FORESTS; GROWTH; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; PRODUCTIVITY;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 84928396809     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2014-0273     Document Type: Article

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