Plant Abundances after Clearcutting and Stripcutting in Central Labrador

• Published in: Northern Journal of Applied Forestry
• Main Authors: Elson, Leanne T., Simon, Neal P.P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2007
• Subjects: Plant Science; General Materials Science; Forestry; Canada; Newfoundland; Rugosa
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/njaf/24.2.110; http://academic.oup.com/njaf/article-pdf/24/2/110/23488203/njaf0110.pdf

Abstract We compared plant abundances between clearcuts (n = 10) and stripcuts (n = 6) on former Picea mariana sites harvested in the mid-1970s and mid-1990s in central Labrador, Newfoundland, and Labrador, Canada. Redundancy analysis (RDA) found logging methodsan important determinant of conifer ab...