Successional changes in plant species diversity and composition after clearcutting a Southern Appalachian watershed

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 92, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 67-85

  Elliott, Katherine J ^a   Boring, Lindsay R ^b,c   Swank, Wayne T ^a   Haines, Bruce R ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b JOSEPH W JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Herbaceous and woody flora; Stand dynamics

Indexed keywords

CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FOREST; SUCCESSION;

USA, APPALACHIANS; USA, NORTH CAROLINA, COWEETA BASIN;

EID: 0030613662     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03947-3     Document Type: Article

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