In the past two centuries, human activities have caused major changes in the tree species composition of southern Québec, Canada

Ecoscience

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 236-246

  Brisson, Jacques ^a   Bouchard, André ^b  

^a Jardin Botanique de Montreal   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

American beech; Presettlement forests; Succession; Sugar maple; Yellow birch

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PLANT COMMUNITY;

CANADA; QUEBEC;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; FRAXINUS AMERICANA; FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA; LARIX LARICINA; PICEA MARIANA; SACCHARUM;

EID: 0042122361     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2003.11682771     Document Type: Article

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