Forest succession in an oak-hickory dominated stand during a 40-year period at the Ross Biological Reserve, Indiana

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 351-359

  Pierce, Aaron R ^a,c   Parker, George ^b   Rabenold, Kerry ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central hardwood region; Disturbance; Forest succession; Sugar maple

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DOMINANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; RESEARCH WORK; SHADE TOLERANCE; STAND DYNAMICS; SUCCESSION;

INDIANA; NORTH AMERICA; ROSS BIOLOGICAL RESERVE; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; ANIMALIA; CARYA; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; CORNUS; CORNUS FLORIDA; QUERCUS;

EID: 33750801009     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/0885-8608(2006)26[351:FSIAOD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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