Postfire succession in Pinus albicaulis - Abies lasiocarpa forests of southern British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 383-397

  Campbell, Elizabeth M ^a,b   Antos, Joseph A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abies lasiocarpa; Forest fire; Picea engelmannii; Pinus albicaulis; Pinus contorta; Succession

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEED;

SHADE-TOLERANT SPECIES;

FIRE HAZARDS;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST FIRE; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STAND DYNAMICS; SUCCESSION;

CANADA;

ABIES; ABIES LASIOCARPA; AVES; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PINUS ALBICAULIS; PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 0037608882     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b03-040     Document Type: Article

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