Forest structure and composition at young fire and cut edges in black spruce boreal forest

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 289-302

  Harper, Karen A ^a   Lesieur, Daniel ^a   Bergeron, Yves ^b   Drapeau, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPOSITION; FIRES; PLANTS (BOTANY); STATISTICAL METHODS;

FOREST STRUCTURES; PLANT SPECIES;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FIRE; FOREST EDGE; SNAG; STAND STRUCTURE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC;

BRYOPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 2342557281     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-279     Document Type: Conference Paper

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