The effects of partial cutting on forest plant communities of western hemlock - Sitka spruce stands in southeast Alaska

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2067-2079

  Deal, Robert L ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE;

FORESTRY;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CUTTING; FORAGE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTORY;

UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; PICEA; PICEA SITCHENSIS; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0035721754     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-31-12-2067     Document Type: Article

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