Structural characteristics of wet montane forests in east-central British Columbia

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 342-351

  DeLong, S C ^a   Arocena, J M ^b   Massicotte, H B ^b  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abies lasiocarpa; Picea engelmannii; Snags; Stand structure; Wildlife habitat; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; SUPPORTS; WOOD;

WET MONTANE FORESTS;

FORESTRY;

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MONTANE FOREST; SILVICULTURE; SNAG; STAND STRUCTURE;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTS; MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

ABIES LASIOCARPA; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII;

EID: 0041731553     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc79342-2     Document Type: Article

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