Disturbances and structural development of natural forest ecosystems with silvicultural implications, using Douglas-fir forests as an example

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 155, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 399-423

  Franklin, Jerry F ^a   Spies, Thomas A ^b   Pelt, Robert Van ^a   Carey, Andrew B ^c   Thornburgh, Dale A ^d   Berg, Dean Rae ^e   Lindenmayer, David B ^f   Harmon, Mark E ^g   Keeton, William S ^a   Shaw, David C ^a   Bible, Ken ^a   Chen, Jiquan ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Silvicultural Engineering   (United States)

^f AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological legacies; Disturbance; Ecosystem; Stand development; Stand structure; Structural retention; Succession

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; SOIL CONSERVATION;

NATURAL STAND DEVELOPMENT;

FORESTRY;

DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SILVICULTURE; STAND DYNAMICS; SUCCESSION;

UNITED STATES;

ABIES; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; SERES; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0036153965     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(01)00575-8     Document Type: Article

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