Age, composition, and stand structure of old-growth oak sites in the Florida high pine landscape: Implications for ecosystem management and restoration

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 30-40

  Greenberg, Cathryn H ^a   Simons, Robert W ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Fire ecology; High pine; Old growth; Sandhills

Indexed keywords

AGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; STAND STRUCTURE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033066413     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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