Structural characteristics of old-growth, maturing, and partially cut northern hardwood forests

Ecological Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1316-1329

  Mcgee, Gregory G ^a   Leopold, Donald J ^a   Nyland, Ralph D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Coarse woody debris, biomass and decay distribution; Even aged rotation; Forest management; Habitat heterogeneity; Management of structural complexity; Reserve shelterwood; Reserve trees; Selection system, forest management; Snags

Indexed keywords

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; STAND STRUCTURE;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

FAGUS;

EID: 0032726107     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1999)009[1316:SCOOGM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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