Canopy gap characteristics and tree replacement in the southeastern boreal forest

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 783-794

  Kneeshaw, Daniel D ^a   Bergeron, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balsam fir; Boreal forest disturbance regimes; Canopy composition; Canopy gaps; Canopy turnover times; Cedar; Gap characteristics along a successional gradient; Gap makers and gap fillers; Gap size distributions; Regeneration of trees and forest; Spruce budworm caused gaps; Trembling aspen

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CANOPY GAP; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SUCCESSION;

CANADA; QUEBEC;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA;

EID: 0031824313     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[0783:CGCATR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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