Mature and old-growth riparian forests: Structure, dynamics, and effects on adirondack stream habitats

Ecological Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 852-868

  Keeton, William S ^a,b   Kraft, Clifford E ^b   Warren, Dana R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Adirondack stream habitats (New York, USA); Canopy gaps; Debris dams; Forest management and restoration; Forest structure; Northern hardwoods; Old growth; Riparian forests; Stand development; Stream geomorphology; Stream habitat; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CANOPY GAP; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; RIPARIAN FOREST; STAND STRUCTURE; STREAM;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; RIVER; TREE; UNITED STATES;

ECOSYSTEM; NEW YORK; RIVERS; TREES;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 34247244777     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-1172     Document Type: Article

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