Understory light predicts stump sprout growth in mixed multiaged stands in north coastal California

New Forests

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 815-828

  Berrill, John Pascal ^a   Schneider, Kurt ^a   Dagley, Christa M ^a   Webb, Lynn A ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection   (United States)

Author keywords

Coppice; Redwood; Regeneration; Tanoak; Uneven aged silviculture; Variable retention

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; REFORESTATION;

COPPICE; REDWOOD; REGENERATION; TANOAK; UNEVEN-AGED SILVICULTURE; VARIABLE RETENTIONS;

WOOD;

BASAL AREA; COPPICE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DISPERSION; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROUP SELECTION; HARVESTING; LIGHT EFFECT; OVERSTORY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDICTION; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE; UNDERSTORY;

CALIFORNIA; COPPICE; HARVESTING; LITHOCARPUS; REFORESTATION; WOOD;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

LITHOCARPUS; SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS;

EID: 85042923572     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: 15735095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-018-9636-6     Document Type: Article

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