A method for characterizing and mimicking forest canopy gaps caused by different disturbances

Forest Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 582-594

  Lundquist, John E ^a   Beatty, Jerome S ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy gaps; Disturbance interactions; Forest diseases; Patch dynamics; Root diseases

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODS; TIMBER;

SILVICULTURAL MANIPULATIONS; SMALL-SCALE DISTURBANCES;

FORESTRY;

ABIES; ABIES GRANDIS; ARCEUTHOBIUM PUSILLUM; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; COLEOPTERA; PICEA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; SCOLYTINAE; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0036705846     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestscience/48.3.582     Document Type: Article

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