Diversity, complexity and interactions: An overview of Rocky Mountain forest ecosystems

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1091-1099

  Long, James N ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance regimes; Fire severity; Forest management; Reference condition; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FIRE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0345331022     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.16.1091     Document Type: Conference Paper

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