A rapid system of decay classification for hardwood logs of the eastern deciduous forest floor

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 237-245

  Pyle, Charlotte ^a   Brown, Michelle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Coarse woody debris; Decay class; Forest management; Hardwood forest; Methods (of log decay classification); University of Connecticut Forest

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST FLOOR; WOODY DEBRIS;

QUERCUS;

EID: 0031877914     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2997221     Document Type: Article

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