Disturbance history and climate response in an old-growth hemlock-white pine forest, central Pennsylvania

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 103-114

  Black, Bryan A ^a,b   Abrams, Marc D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Eastern hemlock; Old growth; Stand dynamics; Tree ring

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; GROWTH;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CERVIDAE; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 19544390517     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/1095-5674(2005)132[103:DHACRI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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