Riparian forest stand development along the Queets River in Olympic National Park, Washington

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 277-298

  Van Pelt, Robert ^a   O'Keefe, Thomas C ^a   Latterell, Josh J ^a   Naiman, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Forest development; Olympic National Park; Picea sitchensis; Riparian; Stand structure; Succession; Washington State (USA)

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; FLOOD; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; RIPARIAN FOREST; SEDIMENT; SEEDLING; SUCCESSION;

NORTH AMERICA; OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK; QUEETS RIVER; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ACER; ACER CIRCINATUM; ACER MACROPHYLLUM; ALNUS; ALNUS RUBRA; BETULACEAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; SALIX; SALIX SITCHENSIS; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 33646438517     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: 00129615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/05-0753     Document Type: Article

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