Regional distribution and dynamics of coarse woody debris in midwestern old-growth forests

Forest Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 302-313

  Spetich, Martin A ^a   Shifley, Stephen R ^a   Parker, George R ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deadwood volume; Productivity gradient; Snags; Spatial and temporal distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032903328     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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