Dynamics of composition and structure in an old Sequoia sempervirens forest

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 785-792

  Busing, Richard T ^a,b   Fujimori, Takao ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Assoc of Electronic Technology for   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coast redwood; Disturbance regime; Forest succession; Gap dynamics; Regeneration; Tree ingrowth; Tree mortality

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOREST DYNAMICS; GAP DYNAMICS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

SEQUOIA; SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS;

EID: 0036919749     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2002.tb02108.x     Document Type: Article

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