Disturbance and scale effects on southern old-growth forests (USA): The sand pine example

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 273-279

  Parker, Albert J ^a   Parker, Kathleen C ^a   Wiggins Brown, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida; Old growth; Pinus clausa; Sand pine scrub; Scale effects

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PINE; SCALE EFFECT;

UNITED STATES;

PINUS CLAUSA;

EID: 0034234191     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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