Birch and conifer deadwood favour early establishment and shade tolerance in yellow birch juveniles growing in sugar maple dominated stands

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 114-121

  Lambert, Jean Bastien ^a,b   Ameztegui, Aitor ^a   Delagrange, Sylvain ^a,b   Messier, Christian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Betula alleghaniensis; Biomass partitioning; Deadwood; Seedbed; Selective cut

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MINERALS; REFORESTATION; SOILS;

BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; BIOMASS PARTITIONING; DEADWOOD; SEEDBED; SELECTIVE CUT;

ECOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DEAD WOOD; DECIDUOUS FOREST; GERMINATION; GROWTH; JUVENILE; LEAF LITTER; SHADE TOLERANCE; STAND DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; BRYOPHYTA; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84953399388     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2015-0315     Document Type: Article

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