Primary and Secondary Branch Growth in Black Spruce and Balsam Fir after Careful Logging around Small Merchantable Stems (CLASS)

Careful logging around small merchantable stems (CLASS) is a partial cutting treatment that consists of the harvest of 70%−90% of the merchantable volume of an irregular coniferous stand. In this treatment, regeneration, saplings and small merchantable stems (DBH < 15 cm) are preser...

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Main Authors: Audrey Lemay, Cornelia Krause, Alexis Achim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/6/500