Canopy and age structures of some old sub-boreal Picea stands in British Columbia

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 615-625

  Kneeshaw, D D ^a,b   Burton, P J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Symbios Research and Restoration   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canopy heterogeneity; Initial cohort; Old growth; Population structure; Replacement cohort; Spruce fir forest; Stand development; Stand dynamics; Subalpine fir

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CANOPY HETEROGENEITY; CANOPY STRUCTURE; FIRE; REGENERATION PATTERN;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

ABIES LASIOCARPA; PICEA; PINACEAE; PINUS CONTORTA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; SALICACEAE;

EID: 0031473875     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237365     Document Type: Article

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