The influence of urbanization on forest stand dynamics in Northwestern Oregon

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 285-298

  Broshot, Nancy E ^a  

^a LINFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest; Forest stand structure; Oregon; Recruitment; Regeneration; Succession; Urban rural gradient; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547857724     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-007-0023-x     Document Type: Article

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