Structure and dynamics of a nearly steady-state subalpine forest in south-central British Columbia, Canada

Oecologia

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 126-135

  Antos, Joseph A ^a   Parish, Roberta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abies lasiocarpa; Age structure; Disturbance; Picea engelmannii; Spatial pattern

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; FOREST DYNAMICS; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

ABIES; ABIES LASIOCARPA; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII;

EID: 0036937615     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100787     Document Type: Article

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