Old-growth forests of the Acadian Forest Region

Environmental Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Mosseler, A ^a   Lynds, J A ^b   Major, J E ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Forest ecology; Late successional forests; Natural succession; Old growth; Temperate zone

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NATURAL RESOURCES; TIMBER;

NATURAL SUCCESSION; STAND-REPLACING DISTURBANCES;

FORESTRY;

IMPLETA;

EID: 0242543974     PISSN: 11818700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/a03-015     Document Type: Review

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