Tree recruitment pulses and long-term species coexistence in mixed forests of western Québec

Ecoscience

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-88

  Bouchard, Mathieu ^a,b   Kneeshaw, Daniel ^a   Bergeron, Yves ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abies balsamea; Betula alleghaniensis; Betula papyrifera; Disturbances; Shade tolerance; Spruce budworm outbreaks; Sub boreal forests; Tree diversity

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; MIXED FOREST; PEST OUTBREAK; RECRUITMENT; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; BETULA PENDULA; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; PICEA; THUJA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 33645505171     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/1195-6860(2006)13[82:TRPALS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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