Pinus contorta understory vegetation dynamics following clearcutting in west-central Alberta, Canada

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 213, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 133-150

  Bainbridge, E L ^a,b   Strong, W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Forest ecology; Growth form; Lodgepole pine; Secondary succession; Understory vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; SAMPLING;

FOREST COMMUNITY; FOREST STANDS;

VEGETATION;

CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GROWTH FORM; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; PINUS CONTORTA; PLANTS; SAMPLING; SHRUBS;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 20544473825     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.03.014     Document Type: Article

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