Disturbance history of two natural areas in Wisconsin: Implications for management

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 24-35

  Cook, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Age structure; Disturbance regimes; Maple; Northern red oak; White pine

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; ACER SACCHARUM; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 0033951638     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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