Seedling establishment and survival on restored campsites in subalpine forest

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 430-439

  Cole, David N ^a  

^a USDA Forest Service Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural disturbance regine; Natural regeneration; Northern harwood forest; Tree release

Indexed keywords

GROUND COVER; GROWTH RATE; PERENNIAL PLANT; REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SCARIFICATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL AMENDMENT; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547449963     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2007.00239.x     Document Type: Article

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