Short-term effects of silvicultural treatments on microsite heterogeneity and plant diversity in mature Tennessee oak-hickory forests

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-203

  Jackson, Samuel W ^a   Harper, Craig A ^a   Buckley, David S ^a   Miller, Bradley F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Heterogeneity; Photosynthetically active radiation; Silviculture; Tennessee

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY;

HERBACEOUS PLANT; MICROSITE; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; HETEROGENEITY; POPULUS DELTOIDES MISSOURIENSIS; SHELTERWOOD; SILVICULTURE;

CARYA;

EID: 33748960928     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/23.3.197     Document Type: Article

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