Retrospective analysis of forest landscape patterns in western Oregon

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-163

  Rasmussen, Mary C ^a,b   Ripple, William J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Crater Lake National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire disturbance; Historical forest conditions; Landscape patterns; Western Oregon

Indexed keywords

FIRE; FOREST DYNAMICS; LANDSCAPE HISTORY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032056123     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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