Conversion of conifer plantations to native hardwoods: influences of overstory and fertilization on artificial regeneration

New Forests

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 829-849

  Lesko, Jenny ^a   Jacobs, Douglass F ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American chestnut; Fertilization; Forest restoration; Northern red oak; Pine plantation; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION; HARDWOODS; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION;

AMERICAN CHESTNUT; FERTILIZATION; FOREST RESTORATION; NORTHERN RED OAKS; PINE PLANTATIONS; SILVICULTURE;

FRUITS;

CLEARCUTTING; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NATIVE SPECIES; OVERSTORY; REFORESTATION; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE;

CASTANEA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION; HARDWOODS; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION;

MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

CASTANEA DENTATA; CONIFEROPHYTA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 85053507662     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: 15735095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-018-9683-z     Document Type: Article

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