Community composition and structural changes in a managed Illinois Ozark Hills forest

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 253-269

  Ozier, Trevor B ^a   Groninger, John W ^a   Ruffner, Charles M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; OVERSTORY; POPULATION DECLINE; REGENERATION; SHADE TOLERANCE;

ILLINOIS; MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; OZARK COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; CARYA; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS RUBRA; QUERCUS VELUTINA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 33645819352     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2006)155[253:CCASCI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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