Influence of canopy structure on the understory environment in tall, old-growth, conifer forests

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1231-1245

  Van Pelt, R ^a   Franklin, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

PACIFIC COAST; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 0033779289     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-30-8-1231     Document Type: Article

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