Species resistance and community response to wind disturbance regimes in northern temperate forests

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1011-1026

  Papaik, M J ^a,b   Canham, C D ^a  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community dynamics; Competition; Disturbance; Forerst ecology; Local and long distance seed dispersal; Resistance to disturbance; Seedling establishment; Simulation model; Succession; Wind disturbance

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; SHADE TOLERANCE; SIMULATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATE FOREST; WIND STRESS;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33746680576     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01153.x     Document Type: Article

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