Gap dynamics in boreal aspen stands: Is the forest older than we think?

Ecological Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 744-759

  Cumming, S G ^a   Schmiegelow, F K A ^a   Burton, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Symbios Research and Restoration   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal mixed wood; Boreal forest disturbance regimes; Canopy gaps; Cellular automata models; CO2 emissions; Forest inventory data; Gap makers and gap fillers; Management models based on natural disturbance; Stand age estimation; Stand dynamics; Trembling aspen; White spruce

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BOREAL FOREST; GAP DYNAMICS;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

BETULA PAPYRIFERA; PICEA GLAUCA; POPULUS BALSAMIFERA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0034479240     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2000)010[0744:GDIBAS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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