Historical range of variability in live and dead wood biomass: A regional-scale simulation study

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2349-2364

  Nonaka, Etsuko ^a,d   Spies, Thomas A ^b   Wimberly, Michael C ^c   Ohmann, Janet L ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY;

DEAD STAND STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL RESOLUTION; LANDSCAPES;

WOOD;

AGE CLASS; BIOMASS; DEAD WOOD; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FIRE HISTORY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MODELING; STAND STRUCTURE;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; DEAD WOOD; ECOSYSTEMS; SIMULATION;

CANADA; COAST RANGES; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38849207891     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-064     Document Type: Article

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