Long-term changes in forest structure and species composition of an upland oak forest in Arkansas

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 236, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-92

  Chapman, Ruth Ann ^a   Heitzman, Eric ^a   Shelton, Michael G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance ecology; Fire; Forest stand dynamics; Ozark Mountains; Upland oak forest

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FIRES;

CHESTNUT BLIGHT; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; FOREST STAND DYNAMICS; OZARK MOUNTAINS;

FORESTRY;

DATA SET; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST DYNAMICS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONCEPT; UPLAND REGION;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FOREST FIRES; PINUS ECHINATA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS MUELENBERGII;

ARKANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; OZARK MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

CASTANEA PUMILA; CASTANEA PUMILA OZARKENSIS; CASTANEA PUMILA VAR. OZARKENSIS; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; PINUS ECHINATA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS VELUTINA;

EID: 33750617307     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.08.341     Document Type: Article

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