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Testing a New Approach to Quantify Growth Responses to Pruning Among Three Temperate Tree Species

Matt Follett, Charles A. Nock, Christian Buteau and Christian Messier
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) May 2016, 42 (3) 133-145; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2016.012
Matt Follett
Matt Follett (corresponding author), Center for Forest Research, Département des Sciences Biologique, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Charles A. Nock
Charles A. Nock, Center for Forest Research, Département des Sciences Biologique, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Faculty of Biology – Geobotany, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Christian Buteau
Christian Buteau, Hydro-Québec, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Christian Messier
Christian Messier, Center for Forest Research, Département des Sciences Biologique, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Institut des Sciences de la Forêt Tempérée, Département des Sciences Naturelles, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Ripon, Québec, Canada
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