Early understory succession following catastrophic wind damage in a deciduous forest

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1997-2002

  Castelli, Jeff P ^a   Casper, Brenda B ^a   Sullivan, Jon J ^a   Latham, Roger Earl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; SUCCESSION; UNDERSTORY; WIND;

EID: 0033503322     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-171     Document Type: Article

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