Heterogeneity of wood decay classes within hardwood logs

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 114, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 253-259

  Pyle, Charlotte ^a   Brown, Michelle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Coarse woody debris; Decay class; Forest management; Hardwood forest; Quercus spp.

Indexed keywords

DECAY (ORGANIC); ECOLOGY; WOOD;

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARDWOODS; QUERCUS;

FORESTRY;

DECOMPOSITION; WOODY DEBRIS;

EID: 0033593887     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00356-9     Document Type: Article

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