Dendroecological analysis of the population dynamics of an old-growth forest on cliff-faces of the Niagara Escarpment, Canada

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 467-478

  Kelly, P E ^a   Larson, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age structure; Dendroecology; Eastern white cedar; Steady state; Thuja occidentalis

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CLIFF; DENDROECOLOGY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WHITE CEDAR;

CANADA; NIAGARA ESCARPMENT; ONTARIO;

CUPRESSACEAE; THUJA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 0030924461     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2960570     Document Type: Article

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