Distribution, composition, and orientation of down deadwood in riparian old-growth woodlands of Zoar Valley Canyon, western New York State, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 239, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 159-168

  Pfeil, Erin K ^a   Casacchia, Nicole ^a   Kerns, G Jay ^a   Diggins, Thomas P ^a  

^a YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Down deadwood; Old growth; Orientation; Riparian forest; Zoar Valley

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; STREAM FLOW;

DOWN DEADWOOD; OLD GROWTH; RIPARIAN FOREST; ZOAR VALLEY;

WOOD;

ABUNDANCE; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; DEAD WOOD; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; ORIENTATION; RIPARIAN FOREST; SHADE TOLERANCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUCCESSION; TREEFALL; WOODLAND;

ACER SACCHARUM; FORESTRY; MORTALITY; STREAM FLOW; WOOD;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; ZOAR VALLEY CANYON;

ACER SACCHARUM; CONIUM; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 33846234215     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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