Structure and composition of unmanaged riparian forests in the coastal mountains of Oregon, USA

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1557-1573

  Pabst, Robert J ^a   Spies, Thomas A ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; REGENERATION; RIPARIAN FOREST; SNAG;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; RIPARIA;

EID: 0033305863     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-133     Document Type: Article

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