Litterfall, growth, and turnover of arboreal lichens after partial cutting in an Engelmann spruce -subalpine fir forest in north-central British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2306-2320

  Stevenson, Susan K ^a,b   Coxson, Darwyn S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Silvifauna Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ESTIMATION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HARVESTING;

LICHEN LITTERFALL; SINGLE-TREE SELECTION;

FORESTRY;

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GROWTH; LICHEN; LITTERFALL; SELECTIVE LOGGING; SILVICULTURE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ABIES; ABIES LASIOCARPA; ALECTORIA; ALECTORIA SARMENTOSA; BRYORIA; BRYORIA FUSCESCENS; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII;

EID: 1642341138     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-161     Document Type: Article

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