Effects of partial post-fire salvage harvesting on vegetation communities in the boreal mixedwood forest region of northeastern Alberta, Canada

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 239, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 21-31

  Macdonald, S Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Composition; Fire; Mixedwood forest; Richness; Salvage harvest; Salvage logging; Vascular plants

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FIRES; HARVESTING; VEGETATION;

BOREAL FOREST; MIXEDWOOD FOREST; SALVAGE HARVEST; SALVAGE LOGGING;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST FIRE; HARVESTING; MIXED FOREST; PLANT COMMUNITY; UNDERSTORY; VASCULAR PLANT; WILDFIRE;

FOREST FIRES; HARVESTING; PLANTATIONS; POPULUS; SALVAGE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

BRYOPHYTA; CORYDALIS; CORYDALIS SEMPERVIRENS; GERANIUM BICKNELLII; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33846233318     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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