Composition, complexity, and tree mortality in riparian forests in the central Western Cascades of Oregon

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 173, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 293-308

  Acker, S A ^a   Gregory, S V ^b   Lienkaemper, G ^c   McKee, W A ^b   Swanson, F J ^d   Miller, S D ^e  

^a Olympic National Park   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Flood effects; Large wood in streams; Riparian forests; Tree mortality; Unconstrained stream reach

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODS; HARDWOODS;

TREE COMPOSITION;

FORESTRY;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPLEXITY; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT; RIPARIAN FOREST; STAND STRUCTURE;

ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODS; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS;

UNITED STATES;

RIPARIA; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA;

EID: 0037415820     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00005-1     Document Type: Article

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