Fire regimes and forest changes in mid and upper montane forests of the southern Cascades, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, U.S.A.

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 87-104

  Taylor, Alan H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Dendroecology; Disturbance; Fire regimes; Forest change; Montane forests

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FIRE HISTORY; MONTANE FOREST; STAND STRUCTURE;

UNITED STATES;

ABIES CONCOLOR; ABIES MAGNIFICA; PINUS JEFFREYI; PINUS MONTICOLA;

EID: 0033901375     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2000.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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