Changes in presettlement forest composition for five areas in the central hardwood forest, 1784-1990

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 228-238

  Rentch, James S ^a   Hicks Jr , Ray R ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance regimes; Oaks; Presettlement forest composition; Witness tree tallies

Indexed keywords

FOREST DYNAMICS;

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

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; ACER SACCHARUM; CASTANEA DENTATA; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS AMERICANA; LIRIODENDRON; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS SEROTINA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS RUBRA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 22144453892     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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