Shift of Conifer Boreal Forest to Lichen-Heath Parkland Caused by Successive Stand Disturbances

Ecosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 540-550

  Payette, Serge ^a   Delwaide, Ann ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black spruce; Boreal forest; Clear cutting; Fire; Insect infestation; Seedling establishment; Stand disturbances; Tree harvesting

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FIRE; HARVESTING; INSECT; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

CANADA;

BRYOPHYTA; CONIFEROPHYTA; INSECTA; PICEA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 0142167478     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-002-0182-9     Document Type: Article

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