Temporal variation in the woody understory of an old-growth Fagus-Acer forest and implications for overstory recruitment

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 607-614

  Foré, Stephanie A ^a,b,c   Vankat, John L ^b   Schaefer, Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer saccharum; Fagus grandifolia; Gap dynamics; Permanent plot

Indexed keywords

GAP DYNAMICS; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; OVERSTORY RECRUITMENT; UNDERSTORY; WOODY VEGETATION;

ACER SACCHARUM; ACERACEAE; FAGACEAE; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; OLEACEAE; PRAXINUS AMERICANA; PRUNUS SEROTINA; ROSACEAE;

EID: 0031445345     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237364     Document Type: Article

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