Crown structure and the distribution of epiphyte functional group biomass in old-growth Pseudotsuga menziesii trees

Ecoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 243-254

  Clement, Joel P ^a,c   Shaw, David C ^b  

^a EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Forest Dynamics   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Bryophytes; Crown structure; Epiphytes; Lichens; Pseudotsuga menziesii

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROWN ARCHITECTURE; EPIPHYTE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; OLD-GROWTH FOREST;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

ABIES; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; RIPARIA;

EID: 0033392511     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1999.11682525     Document Type: Article

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