Early stump sprout development after two levels of harvest in a midwestern bottomland hardwood forest

Forest Science

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 377-387

  Knapp, Benjamin O ^a   Olson, Matthew G ^b   Dey, Daniel C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottomland oak; Clearcut with reserves; Partial harvest; Regeneration; Sprouting probability

Indexed keywords

HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; PROBABILITY; REFORESTATION; SILVER;

BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD; BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FORESTS; BOTTOMLAND OAK; CLEARCUT WITH RESERVES; PARTIAL HARVEST; REGENERATION; RESIDUAL BASAL AREA; SURVIVAL AND GROWTH;

FORESTRY;

HARVESTING; PROBABILITY; QUERCUS; SPROUTS;

EID: 85027702063     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: 19383738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/FS-2016-029R2     Document Type: Article

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