Effects of a severe typhoon on forest dynamics in a warm-temperate evergreen broad-leaved forest in Southwestern Japan

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 137-143

  Saito, Satoshi ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aya Research Site; DBH 5 cm class; Magnitude of forest damage; Regeneration strategy; Return period

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; STORMS; WIND EFFECTS;

FOREST DYNAMICS;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; CINNAMOMUM; DISTYLIUM; ECOLOGY; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; JAPAN;

CINNAMOMUM; CINNAMOMUM JAPONICUM; DISTYLIUM; DISTYLIUM RACEMOSUM; EURYA; EURYA JAPONICA; JAPONICA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ACUTA;

EID: 0037119548     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02762602     Document Type: Article

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