Challenges facing gap-based silviculture and possible solutions for mesic northern forests in North America
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USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 5985 Highway K, Rhinelander, WI, 54501 USA Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society, Oregon State University, 321 Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA Direction de la recherche forestière, Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs du Québec, 2700 rue Einstein, Québec, G1P 3W8, Canada Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Aiken Center, 81 Carrigan Drive, VT 05405, Burlington USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 335 National Forge Road, Irvine PA 16329, USA Department of Forestry, Michigan State University, 124 Natural Resources Building, 480 Wilson Rd., East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA Department of Forestry, Mississippi State University, 361 Thompson Hall, 775 Stone Blvd., MS 39762, USA
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