Influence of weed composition, abundance, and spatial proximity on growth in young hybrid poplar plantations

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 362, Issue , 2016, Pages 55-68

  Henkel Johnson, David ^a   Macdonald, S Ellen ^a   Bork, Edward W ^a   Thomas, Barb R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Hybrid poplar; Plant competition; Plantations; Vegetation control

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CULTIVATION; HERBICIDES; POPULATION STATISTICS; REFORESTATION; VEGETATION; WEED CONTROL;

AFFORESTATION; HYBRID POPLAR; PLANT COMPETITION; PLANTATIONS; VEGETATION CONTROL;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; AFFORESTATION; ANGIOSPERM; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); HYBRID; PLANTATION FORESTRY; VEGETATION; WEED;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

ELYMUS REPENS; POACEAE;

EID: 84949920878     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.11.010     Document Type: Article

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