Response of forest understory vegetation to a major ice storm

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-52

  Darwin, Angela T ^a   Ladd, David ^a   Galdins, Robert ^a   Contreras, Thomas A ^a   Fahrig, Lenore ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Forest canopy; Forest ecology; Forest structure; Glaze storm; Ice storm; Saplings; Seed bank; Seed germination; Seedling growth; Shrubs

Indexed keywords

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; ICE STORM; REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; UNDERSTORY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; OTTAWA;

EID: 2342637187     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4126927     Document Type: Article

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