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SPECIES: Abies balsamea | Balsam Fir
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Denver, CO: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. 169 p. [434] 10. Crete, Michel; Jordan, Peter A. 1982. Production and quality of forage available to moose in southwestern Quebec. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 12: 151-159. [8229] 11. Damman, A. W. H. 1964. Some forest types of central Newfoundland and their relation to environmental factors. Forest Science Monograph 8. Washington, DC: Society of American Foresters. 62 p. [14281] 12. Dansereau, Pierre. 1959. The principal plant associations of the Saint Lawrence Valley. No. 75. Montreal, Canada: Contrib. Inst. Bot. Univ. Montreal. 147 p. [8925] 13. Day, R. J.; Bell, F. W. 1988. Development of crop plans for hardwood and conifer stands on boreal mixedwood sites. In: Samoil, J. K., ed. Management and utilization of northern mixedwoods: Proceedings of a symposium; 1988 April 11-14; Edmonton, AB. Inf. Rep. NOR-X-296. Edmonton, AB: Canadian Forestry Service, Northern Forestrty Centre: 87-98. [13050] 14. Day, R. J.; Harvey, E. M. 1981. Forest dynamics in boreal mixedwood. In: Whitney, R. D.; McClain, K. M., compilers. Boreal mixedwood: Proceedings of a symposium; [Date of conference unknown]; [Location of conference unknown]. COJFRC Symp. Proc. O-P-9. Sault Ste. Marie, ON: Environment Canada, Canadian Forestry Service, Great Lakes Forestry Research Centre: 29-41. [14204] 15. Dix, R. L.; Swan, J. M. A. 1971. The roles of disturbance and succession in upland forest at Candle Lake, Saskatchewan. Canadian Journal of Botany. 49: 657-676. [12808] 16. Edwards, D. G. W. 1982. Collection, processing, testing, and storage of true fir seeds--a review. In: Oliver, Chadwick Dearing; Kenady, Reid M., eds. Proceedings of the biology and management of true fir in the Pacific Northwest symposium; 1981 February 24-26; Seattle-Tacoma, WA. Contribution No. 45. Seattle, WA: University of Washington, College of Forest Resources; Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station: 113-137. [11894] 17. Eyre, F. H., ed. 1980. Forest cover types of the United States and Canada. Washington, DC: Society of American Foresters. 148 p. [905] 18. Foster, David R. 1983. The history and pattern of fire in the boreal forest of southeastern Labrador. Canadian Journal of Botany. 61: 2459-2471. [9683] 19. Foster, David R. 1985. Vegetation development following fire in Picea mariana (black spruce) - Pleurozium forests of south-eastern Labrador, Canada. Journal of Ecology. 73: 517-534. [7222] 20. Foster, D. R.; King, G. A. 1986. Veg. pattern & diversity in s.e. Labrador, Canada: Betula papyrifera (Birch) forest development in relation to fire history & physiography. Journal of Ecology. 74: 465-483. [14651] 21. Frank, Robert M. 1990. Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. balsam fir. In: Burns, Russell M.; Honkala, Barbara H., technical coordinators. Silvics of North America. Volume 1. Conifers. Agric. Handb. 654. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: 26-35. [13365] 22. Frank, Robert M.; Bjorkbom, John C. 1973. A silvicultural guide for spruce-fir in the northeast. NE-6. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 29 p. [8686] 23. Frank, Robert M.; Blum, Barton M. 1978. The selection system of silviculture in spruce-fir stands--procedures, early results, and comparisons with unmanaged stands. Res. Pap. NE-425. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 15 p. [8772] 24. Franklin, Jerry F. 1974. Abies Mill. fir. In: Schopmeyer, C. S., technical coordinator. Seeds of woody plants in the United States. Agric. Handb. 450. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: 168-183. [7566] 25. Furyaev, V. V.; Wein, Ross W.; MacLean, David A. 1983. Fire influences in Abies-dominated forests. In: Wein, Ross W.; MacLean, David A., eds. The role of fire in northern circumpolar ecosystems. Scope 18. Chichester; New York: John Wiley & Sons: 221-234. [14610] 26. Garrison, George A.; Bjugstad, Ardell J.; Duncan, Don A.; [and others]. 1977. Vegetation and environmental features of forest and range ecosystems. Agric. Handb. 475. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 68 p. [998] 27. Hansen, H. L.; Krefting, L. W.; Kurmis, V. 1973. The forest of Isle Royale in relation to fire history and wildlife. Tech. Bull. 294; Forestry Series 13. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Agricultural Experiment Station. 44 p. [8120] 28. Heinselman, Miron L. 1973. Fire in the virgin forests of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Minnesota. Quaternary Research. 3: 329-382. [282] 29. Hosie, R. C. 1969. Native trees of Canada. 7th ed. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Forestry Service, Department of Fisheries and Forestry. 380 p. [3375] 30. Johnston, William F. 1986. Manager's handbook for balsam fir in the North Central States. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-111. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 27 p. [9219] 31. Kuchler, A. W. 1964. Manual to accompany the map of potential vegetation of the conterminous United States. Special Publication No. 36. New York: American Geographical Society. 77 p. [1384] 32. Little, Elbert L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agric. Handb. 541. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 375 p. [2952] 33. Lyon, L. Jack; Stickney, Peter F. 1976. Early vegetal succession following large northern Rocky Mountain wildfires. In: Proceedings, Tall Timbers fire ecology conference and Intermountain Fire Research Council fire and land management symposium; 1974 October 8-10; Missoula, MT. No. 14. Tallahassee, FL: Tall Timbers Research Station: 355-373. [1496] 34. MacLean, David A. 1980. Vulnerability of fir-spruce stands during uncontrolled spruce budworm outbreaks: a review and discussion. Forestry Chronicle. 56: 213-221. [14609] 35. MacLean, D. W. 1949. Forest development on the Goulais River watershed, 1910-1946. Silvicultural Res. Note No. 94. Ottawa, Canada: Department of Mines and Resources, Mines, Forests and Scientific Services Branch, Dominion Forest Service. 54 p. [14607] 36. MacLean, D. W. 1960. Some aspects of the aspen-birch-spruce-fir type in Ontario. Tech. Note No. 94. Ottawa, Canada: Department of Forestry, Forest Research Division. 24 p. [14608] 37. Methven, Ian R.; Murray, W. G. 1974. Using fire to eliminate understory balsam fir in pine management. Forestry Chronicle. 50(2): 77-79. [7631] 38. McRae, D. J. 1986. Prescribed burning for stand conversion in budworm-killed balsam fir: an Ontario case history. Forestry Chronicle. 62(2): 96-100. [12379] 39. Ohmann, Lewis F.; Ream, Robert R. 1971. Wilderness ecology: virgin plant communities of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Res. Pap. NC-63. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 55 p. [9271] 40. Parker, Robert, compiler. 1982. Reaction of various plants to 2,4-D, MCPA, 2,4,5-T, silvex and 2,4-DB. Pullman, WA: Washington State University, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension. 61 p. In cooperation with: U.S. Department of Agriculture. [1817] 41. Peek, J. M. 1974. A review of moose food habits studies in North America. Le Naturaliste Canadien. 101: 195-215. [7420] 42. Place, I. C. M. 1955. The influence of seed-bed conditions on the regeneration of spruce and balsam fir. Bulletin 117. Ottawa, Canada: Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Forestry Branch, Forest Research Division. 87 p. [14274] 43. Raunkiaer, C. 1934. The life forms of plants and statistical plant geography. 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[12369] 50. Stocks, Brian J.; Alexander, Martin E. 1980. Forest fire behaviour and effects research in northern Ontario: a field oriented program. In: Martin, Robert E.; Edmonds, Robert L.; Faulkner, Donald A.; [and others], eds. Proceedings, 6th conference on fire and forest meteorology; 1980 April 22-24; Seattle, WA. Washington, DC: Society of American Foresters: 18-24. [10291] 51. Telfer, Edmund S. 1972. Browse selection by deer and hares. Journal of Wildlife Management. 36(4): 1344-1349. [12455] 52. Thomas, P. A.; Wein, Ross W. 1985. The influence of shelter and the hypothetical effect of fire severity on the postfire establishment of conifers from seed. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 15: 148-155. [7291] 53. Thompson, Ian D.; Curran, William J. 1989. Moose damage to pre-commercially thinned balsam fir stands: review of research and management implications. Inf. Rep. N-X-272. St. John's, NF: Forestry Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region. 17 p. [13648] 54. 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