Landscape distribution and characteristics of large hurricane-related canopy gaps in a southern Appalachian watershed

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 196, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 435-447

  McNab, W Henry ^a   Greenberg, Cathryn H ^a   Berg, Erik C ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest disturbance; Hurricane; Ripley's K; Spatial analysis; Treefall; Wind; Windthrow

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; STORMS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; WATERSHEDS; WIND EFFECTS;

CANOPY GAPS; LANDSCAPE DISTRIBUTION;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY GAP; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HURRICANE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WINDTHROW;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042850644     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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