Successional trends in a mixed oak forest on high Mountain, New Jersey

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 312-317

  Dodge, Sheridan L ^a  

^a WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest composition; High Mountain; Mixed oak forest; New Jersey; Quercus; Succession

Indexed keywords

FIRE; LIGHT; MIXED OAK FOREST; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SUCCESSION;

HIGH MOUNTAINS; NEW JERSEY; USA;

ACER SACCHARUM; CARACEAE; FAGACEAE; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS RUBRA; QUERCUS VELUTINA;

EID: 0031472789     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2997266     Document Type: Article

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