Stand dynamics of mixed red alder - Conifer forests of southeast Alaska

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 969-980

  Deal, Robert L ^a   Hennon, Paul E ^a   Orlikowska, Ewa H ^a   D'Amore, David V ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BASAL AREAS; CONIFER FORESTS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; GROWTH; HEIGHT; STAND DYNAMICS; STAND STRUCTURE;

FORESTRY; GROWTH; SOFTWOODS; STAND DENSITY; STRUCTURES; TREE DIMENSIONS;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALNUS; ALNUS RUBRA; BETULACEAE; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 2442466336     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x04-002     Document Type: Article

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