Using a generalized vegetation model to simulate vegetation dynamics in northeastern USA

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 519-530

  Hickler, Thomas ^a   Smith, Benjamin ^a   Sykes, Martin T ^a   Davis, Margaret B ^b   Sugita, Shinya ^b   Walker, Karen ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cedar Creek Natural History Area, Minnesota, USA; Ecosystem model; Fire disturbance; Forest gap models; Great Lakes region, North America; Itasca State Park, Minnesota, USA; LPJ GUESS; Old growth forest; Savanna; Sylvania Wilderness, Michigan, USA

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PRAIRIE; STAND STRUCTURE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 1542289069     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0344     Document Type: Article

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