Microclimatic and soil moisture responses to gap formation in coastal Douglas-fir forests

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 332-343

  Gray, Andrew N ^a   Spies, Thomas A ^a   Easter, Mark J ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONES; GROWTH KINETICS; MOISTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL MECHANICS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUBSTRATES; VEGETATION;

PLANT COMMUNITIES;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY GAP; CONIFEROUS FOREST; MICROCLIMATE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLAR RADIATION;

COASTS; FORESTRY; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; PLANTS; SOIL MECHANICS; SUN LIGHT;

UNITED STATES;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0036202456     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x01-200     Document Type: Article

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