Coarse woody debris in managed central hardwood forests of Indiana, USA

Forest Science

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 781-792

  Jenkins, Michael A ^a   Webster, Christopher R ^b   Parker, George R ^c   Spetich, Martin A ^d  

^a Great Smoky Mountains National Park   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Hardwood Region; Deadwood volume; Ecological classification; Even and uneven aged silviculture; Snags

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; ECOLOGY; HARDWOODS;

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS (CWD); DOWN DEADWOOD (DDW); ECOLOGICAL LANDTYPE PHASES (ELTP); STANDING DEADWOOD (SDW);

FORESTRY;

ECOLOGY; FIBER DEBRIS; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; INDIANA; MORTALITY; SILVICULTURE;

EID: 13944279988     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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