Catastrophic windthrow in the southern Appalachians: Characteristics of pits and mounds and initial vegetation responses

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-60

  Clinton, Barton D ^a   Baker, Corey R ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest disturbance; Microclimate; Microtopography; Pits and mounds; Succession; Windthrow

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; SUCCESSION; TREEFALL; WINDTHROW;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034142152     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00082-1     Document Type: Article

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