Forest structure and light regimes following moderate wind storms: Implications for multi-cohort management

Ecological Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1325-1340

  Hanson, Jacob J ^a   Lorimer, Craig G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Forest canopy gaps; Forest light regimes; Forest stand dynamics; Moderate severity disturbance; Northern hardwoods; Old growth forest; Stand development; Wind storm effects; Windthrow

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST FLOOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GAP DYNAMICS; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STAND DYNAMICS; WIND FORCING; WINDTHROW;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

CONIUM;

RAIN;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISASTER; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTRY; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; WIND;

COHORT STUDIES; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTRY; NATURAL DISASTERS; NORTH AMERICA; RAIN; WIND;

EID: 34848830957     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-1067.1     Document Type: Article

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