Structural and compositional change in an old-growth eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis forest, 1965-2004

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 231, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 114-118

  Weckel, Mark ^a   Tirpak, John M ^b   Nagy, Chris ^c   Christie, Rod ^a  

^a Mianus River Gorge Preserve   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adelges tsugae; Composition; Fiorinia externa; Hemlock; Odocoileus virginianus; Old growth; Richness; Sasajiscymnus tsugae; Structure; Tsuga canadensis; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPOSITION; ECOLOGY;

HEMLOCK; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; OLD-GROWTH; RICHNESS; SASAJISCYMNUS TSUGAE; STRUCTURE; TSUGA CANADENSIS; WHITE-TAILED DEER;

FORESTRY;

AGE CLASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; OVERSTORY; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION DECLINE; SAPLING; SEEDLING; WOODY PLANT;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 33745882397     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.05.022     Document Type: Article

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