Dynamics of understory tree seedling recruitment and growth of advance regeneration following variable-density thinning of second-growth conifer stands in the Pacific Northwest

<p>With a growing desire to generate structural characteristics of late-successional conifer forests, managers are commonly seeking an approach to increase structural heterogeneity in otherwise simple second-growth stands. This study examined understory response to experimental thinning on the...

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Main Author: James, Carson
Other Authors: Zhaofei (Joseph) Fan
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: MSSTATE 2016
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Online Access:http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-10262016-183604/