Article: Stand-level prediction of balsam fir mortality in relation to spruce budworm defoliation.

Article: Does balsam fir (Abies balsamea) facilitate the ...
The American Midland Naturalist;  April 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... stands. We tested the hypothesis that balsam fir (Abies balsamea) facilitates establishment ... as tall when growing within patches of balsam fir compared to growing outside such patches. Hemlock saplings growing outside balsam fir patches are also four times as likely ...

Article: Balsam fir trees could disappear from W.Va.
Sunday Gazette-Mail;  July 26, 2000 ;     700+ words ...sfinn@wvgazette.com The balsam fir tree could disappear from the forests ... is launching a rescue mission for the balsam fir this weekend. Volunteers will collect ... That's why we are trying to save the balsam fir." Only about four pockets of the balsam ...

Article: Is early life cycle success a determinant of the abundance of red ...
Canadian Journal of Forest Research;  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) and balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.) are ... and cool temperature regimes, while balsam fir germination was slower and less complete ... throughout the growing season, while balsam fir seedlings set bud after very little epicotyl ...

Article: Effort afoot to save balsam fir: ; ...
Charleston Daily Mail;  July 26, 2000 ;     517 words ... ... saving West Virginia's threatened balsam fir. The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is launching a rescue mission for the balsam fir, which is jeopardized by insects and ... That's why we are trying to save the balsam fir." The balsam fir remains in only four ...

Article: Balsam fir?(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
American Forests;  June 22, 2008 ;     428 words ... ... American Forests sure doesn't look like a balsam fir. Notice the sharp needles as contrasted with the real balsam fir on page 28. I believe this seedling ... on page 26 look more like spruce than balsam fir but I have never seen a forest site ...

Article: Regeneration development under shelterwoods in a lowland red ...
Canadian Journal of Forest Research;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Canada, dominated by red spruce and balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.). Regeneration ... established but were smaller than those of balsam fir and deciduous species. Red spruce seedling ... red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) and balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.), the ...

Article: Plant-specific response to herbivory: simulated browsing of ...
Ecology;  January 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... Here, I investigate how the coniferous balsam fir (Abies balsamea [L.] Mill.) has ... and light availability on understory balsam fir using simulated severe moose browsing ... 2] archipelago in Lake Superior. Balsam fir is a major component of Isle Royale ...