Forest response to catastrophic wind: Results from an experimental hurricane

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2683-2696

  Cooper Ellis, Sarah ^a   Foster, David R ^a   Carlton, Gary ^b   Lezberg, Ann ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Blowdown, simulated; Forest composition and structure; Forest dynamics, long term; Hurricanes; New England; Regeneration; Salvage logging; Temperate forests; Wind disturbance

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HURRICANE;

EID: 0033452867     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[2683:FRTCWR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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