Early performance of planted hybrid larch: effects of mechanical site preparation and planting depth

New Forests

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 319-337

  Buitrago, Mario ^a   Paquette, Alain ^a   Thiffault, Nelson ^a,b   Bélanger, Nicolas ^a,c   Messier, Christian ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Centre de semences forestières de Berthier   (Canada)

^c Tel e University of Quebec   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest functional zoning (TRIAD); Hybrid larch; Intensive silviculture; Mechanical site preparation; Planting depth; Planting microsite; Structural equation modelling (SEM)

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NUTRITION; REFORESTATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

FUNCTIONAL ZONING; HYBRID LARCH; INTENSIVE SILVICULTURES; MECHANICAL SITE PREPARATION; MICROSITE; PLANTING DEPTH; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING (SEM);

SEED;

EID: 84939997082     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: 15735095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-014-9463-3     Document Type: Article

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