Response of forest vegetation to varying levels and patterns of green-tree retention: An overview of a long-term experiment

Northwest Science

Volumn 73, Issue SPEC. ISS., 1999, Pages 27-44

  Halpern, Charles B ^a   Evans, Shelley A ^a   Nelson, Cara R ^a   McKenzie, Don ^a   Liguori, Denise A ^a   Hibbs, David E ^b   Halaj, Melora G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; TIMBER HARVESTING;

PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032965848     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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