Age and size structure of gap-dynamic, old-growth boreal forest stands in Newfoundland

Silva Fennica

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 209-230

  McCarthy, John W ^a   Weetman, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age and size structure; Boreal forests; Gap dynamics; Newfoundland; Old growth forests; Rotated sigmoid

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CORRELATION METHODS;

AGE AND SIZE STRUCTURE; BOREAL FORESTS; GAP DYNAMICS; NEWFOUNDLAND; OLD GROWTH FORESTS; ROTATED SIGMOID;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; GAP DYNAMICS; HETEROGENEITY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; REGENERATION; SIZE STRUCTURE; STAND STRUCTURE;

BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTATION; CORRELATION; FORESTRY;

CANADA; GREAT NORTHERN PENINSULA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; BETULA; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; BETULA PENDULA; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 33745887198     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: 00375330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.339     Document Type: Article

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