Understory vegetation in young Douglas-fir forests: Does thinning help restore old-growth composition?

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 192, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 285-296

  Lindh, Briana C ^a,b   Muir, Patricia S ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community composition; Herbs; Oregon Cascades; Pre commercial thinning; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Shrubs

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; FUNGI; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STATISTICAL METHODS; WEED CONTROL;

OLD-GROWTH COMPOSITION; PRE-COMMERCIAL THINNING; SHADE-TOLERANT CONIFERS; SHRUB COMMUNITIES; TREE SPACING;

VEGETATION;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; PLANT COMMUNITY; SILVICULTURE; THINNING; UNDERSTORY;

CASCADE RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 1942478615     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.01.018     Document Type: Article

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