Investigating scale-dependent stand heterogeneity with structure-area- curves

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 209, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 87-100

  Zenner, Eric K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cascades; Douglas fir; Old growth; Patch types; Scale; Structural complexity; Structure

Indexed keywords

ITERATIVE METHODS; MAPS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FOREST STRUCTURE; OLD-GROWTH STANDS; STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY INDEX (SCI); SUBPLOT SIZE;

FORESTRY;

OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SCALE EFFECT; STAND STRUCTURE;

FORESTS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MAPS; SILVICULTURE;

CASCADE RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 15944388294     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.01.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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