Pre-logging Treatment of Invasive Glossy Buckthorn (Frangula alnus Mill.) Promotes Regeneration of Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus L.)
Non-native glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus Mill.) is invasive in forests of the northeastern USA but little is known of its effects on tree regeneration. We tested whether killing buckthorn stems before logging reduces its post-logging abundance and increases the density and height of eastern white...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-12-01
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Series: | Forests |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/8/1/16 |