Effects of postsettlement human activities on forest composition in the north-eastern United States: A comparative approach

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1123-1138

  Bürgi, Matthias ^a,c   Russell, Emily W B ^b   Motzkin, Glenn ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Driving forces; Forest dynamics; Human impact; Land use history; North eastern USA

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY;

(NORTHEAST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034492318     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2000.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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