Ecology and silviculture of the spruce-fir forests of eastern North America

Marinus Westveld

doi:10.1093/jof/51.6.422

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Ecology and silviculture of the spruce-fir forests of eastern North America

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Authors:

Marinus Westveld

Year:

1953

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1093/jof/51.6.422

Source:

Journal of Forestry. 51(6): 422-430.

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Abstract

Using the climax forest as a guide to growing the species best suited to the climate and the site, the author offers a silvicultural system for managing the spruce-fir forests of eastern North America. Based on ecological principles, such silviculture is aimed to bring about forests that are inherently healthy and have a natural resistance to insects and disease.

Citation

Westveld, Marinus. 1953. Ecology and silviculture of the spruce-fir forests of eastern North America. Journal of Forestry. 51(6): 422-430. https://doi.org/10.1093/jof/51.6.422