Response of plant functional groups within plantations and naturally regenerated forests in southern New Brunswick, Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1261-1276

  Ramovs, B V ^a,c   Roberts, M R ^b  

^a CEGEP Vanier College   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FOREST TYPES; PLANT FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; PLANT SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS;

FORESTRY;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; PLANTATION; UNDERSTORY;

FORESTS; GROWTH; HERBS; PLANTATIONS; PLANTS; REPRODUCTION;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 26944477813     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-049     Document Type: Article

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