The role of red alder in riparian forest structure along headwater streams in southeastern Alaska

Northwest Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-123

  Orlikowska, Ewa H ^a   Deal, Robert L ^a   Hennon, Paul E ^a   Wipfli, Mark S ^a,b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; RIPARIAN FOREST; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STAND STRUCTURE;

ALASKA; ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND [ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO]; UNITED STATES;

ALNUS; ALNUS RUBRA; BETULACEAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; RIPARIA;

EID: 2442619204     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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