Vascular plant species diversity in low elevation coniferous forests of the western Olympic Peninsula: A legacy of land use

Northwest Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 224-238

  Tyler, Marnie W ^a,c   Peterson, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Ecolution   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; LAND USE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTORY; VASCULAR PLANT;

NORTH AMERICA; OLYMPIC PENINSULA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

FILICOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33846428793     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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