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Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) in North America with special reference to its role in British forestry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

L. Roche  and
P. G. Haddock
L. Roche
Affiliation:
Department of Forestry and Wood Science, University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, U.K.
P. G. Haddock
Affiliation:
Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Synopsis

The natural distribution of Sitka spruce is examined in relation to the species' role in British forestry. Particular attention is therefore given to a description of habitats on the Queen Charlotte Islands, and also on the adjacent mainland of British Columbia where Sitka spruce is sympatric with white spruce (Picea glauca) and hybridisation occurs. Examples of genetic variation are given and it is suggested that a knowledge of the genecologv of the species in its natural habitat would help to elucidate its full ecological and genetic potential in Britain.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 93 , Issue 1-2: Sitka Spruce , 1987 , pp. 1 - 12
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1987

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