Gap capture in northern hardwoods: Patterns of establishment and height growth in four species

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 127, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 181-189

  McClure, Jan W ^a   Lee, Thomas D ^a   Leak, William B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer rubrum; Acer saccharum; Advance regeneration; Betula alleghaniensis; Canopy gaps; Fagus grandifolia; Height growth

Indexed keywords

PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION;

ACER RUBRUM; ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; HARDWOODS;

FORESTRY;

GAP DYNAMICS; GROWTH; HEIGHT; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

ACER RUBRUM; ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA;

EID: 0034159969     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00129-2     Document Type: Article

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