Dendroecology and species co-existence in an old-growth Quercus-Acer-Tilia talus slope forest in the central Appalachians, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-18

  Abrams, Marc D ^a   Ruffner, Charles M ^a   DeMeo, Thomas E ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy gaps; Disturbance; Shade tolerance; Succession; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

BASSWOOD; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; RED OAK; SUGAR MAPLE; TALUS;

USA, WEST VIRGINIA, APPALACHIANS;

ACER SACCHARUM; QUERCUS RUBRA; TILIA AMERICANA;

EID: 0032474875     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00234-X     Document Type: Article

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