Forest disturbance in hurricane-related downbursts in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 179-191

  Greenberg, Cathryn H ^a   McNab, W Henry ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gap dynamics; Soil disturbance; Treefall; Uproot; Wind disturbance; Windthrow

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; HURRICANE; UPROOTING; WINDTHROW;

BENT CREEK EXPERIMENTAL FOREST; USA, NORTH CAROLINA, ASHEYVILLE;

EID: 0031948174     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00246-6     Document Type: Article

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