Evaluation of coarse woody debris and forest vegetation across topographic gradients in a southern Ohio forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 183, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 221-238

  Rubino, Darrin L ^a   McCarthy, Brian C ^b  

^a HANOVER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coarse woody debris; Mixed oak forest; Ohio; Quercus (oak); Topography

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; VEGETATION;

WOODY DEBRIS;

ECOLOGY;

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; MICROHABITAT; MIXED FOREST; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

ACER; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; QUERCUS;

EID: 0042194467     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00108-7     Document Type: Article

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