Regeneration patterns of key pine species in a mixed-pine forest indicate a positive effect of variable retention harvesting and an increase in recruitment with time

Abstract Background Many fire-dependent forests have experienced significant declines in species, structural, and functional diversity. These changes are attributed in part to traditional management approaches that were dominated by even-aged regeneration methods such as clearcutting. Variable reten...

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Main Authors: Priscilla A. Nyamai, P. Charles Goebel, R. Gregory Corace, David M. Hix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-08-01
Series:Forest Ecosystems
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40663-020-00264-x