Successional pathways on different surficial deposits in the coniferous boreal forest of the Quebec Clay Belt

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1984-1995

  Lecomte, Nicolas ^a   Bergeron, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; BIODIVERSITY; FIRES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

PALUDIFICATION; QUEBEC CLAY BELT;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FIRE; PALUDIFICATION; STAND STRUCTURE; SUBSTRATE; SUCCESSION;

AGING; BIODIVERSITY; FIRES; FORESTRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TOLERANCE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; LARIX; LARIX LARICINA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 29844455102     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-114     Document Type: Article

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