Abundance and size distribution of cavity trees in second-growth and old-growth central hardwood forests

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 162-169

  Fan, Zhaofei ^a   Shifley, Stephen R ^b   Spetich, Martin A ^b   Thompson III, Frank R ^b   Larsen, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Illinois; Indiana; Missouri; Snags; Wildlife habitat

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GRAPH THEORY; PROBABILITY;

ILLOINOIS; SNAGS; WILDLIFE HABITAT;

HARDWOODS;

FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; MISSOURI; PROBABILITY;

EID: 26244441180     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/22.3.162     Document Type: Review

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