Recovery status of a tupelo-cypress wetland seven years after disturbance: Silvicultural implications

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 161-169

  Aust, W Michael ^a   Schoenholtz, Stephen H ^b   Zaebst, Thomas W ^a   Szabo, Beth A ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Forested wetlands; Timber harvesting

Indexed keywords

BALD CYPRESS; DISTURBANCE; FORESTED WETLAND; SWAMP TUPELO; VEGETATION RECOVERY;

USA, ALABAMA;

CORNACEAE; CUPRESSUS; NYSSA; NYSSA AQUATICA; NYSSA BIFLORA; NYSSACEAE; SALICACEAE; SALIX; SALIX NIGRA; TAXODIUM; TAXODIUM DISTICHUM;

EID: 0030773639     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03899-6     Document Type: Article

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