Age structure and species composition changes resulting from altered disturbance regimes on the eastern slopes of the cascades range, washington

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 39-67

  Camp, A E ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest stand dynamics; Landscape ecology; Snags; Succession; Vegetation pattern

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; SPECIES INVENTORY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

CASCADE RANGE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

INSECTA; LARIX; LARIX OCCIDENTALIS; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 0033512960     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v09n03_03     Document Type: Article

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