Vegetation composition and structure of southern coastal plain pine forests: An ecological comparison

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 233-247

  Hedman, C W ^a   Grace, S L ^b   King, S E ^c  

^a International Paper   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Johnson Controls World Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Land use history; Loblolly pine; Longleaf pine; Ordination; Pine plantation management; Slash pine; Species richness

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; FOREST FLOOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SILVICULTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

UNITED STATES;

PINUS ELLIOTTII; PINUS PALUSTRIS; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0034283923     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00259-5     Document Type: Article

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