Rapid expansion of lichen woodlands within the closed-crown boreal forest zone over the last 50 years caused by stand disturbances in eastern Canada

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 529-537

  Girard, F ^a   Payette, S ^a   Gagnon, R ^b  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black spruce; Boreal forest; Closed crown forest; Disturbances; Fire; Lichen woodland; Logging; Resilience; Spruce budworm outbreak

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; DISTURBANCE; FIRE; GIS; LICHEN; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; WOODLAND;

ABIES BALSAMEA; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; PICEA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 39049153898     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01816.x     Document Type: Article

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