Snag longevity in relation to wildfire and postfire salvage logging

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 232, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 179-187

  Russell, Robin E ^a,b   Saab, Victoria A ^a,b   Dudley, Jonathan G ^c   Rotella, Jay J ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Douglas fir; Idaho; Pinus ponderosa; Ponderosa pine; Postfire salvage logging; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Snag dynamics; Snag longevity; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FIRES; FORESTRY; PROBABILITY;

DOUGLAS-FIR; PONDEROSA PINE; POSTFIRE SALVAGE LOGGING; SNAG DYNAMICS; SNAG LONGEVITY;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; LOGGING (TIMBER); LONGEVITY; NESTING BEHAVIOR; ROOSTING; SNAG; WILDFIRE;

BIODIVERSITY; FOREST FIRES; LOGGING; PROBABILITY;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS PONDEROSA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 33746305276     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.05.068     Document Type: Article

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