Effects of time since stand-replacing fire and overstory composition on live-tree structural diversity in the boreal forest of central Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-62

  Brassard, Brian W ^a   Chen, Han Y H ^a   Wang, Jian R ^a   Duinker, Peter N ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FIRES;

BROADLEAF STANDS; SHANNON'S DIVERSITY INDEX; TREE-SIZE VARIABILITY;

FORESTRY;

AGE CLASS; BOREAL FOREST; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DIAMETER; DIVERSITY INDEX; FIRE; HEIGHT; OVERSTORY; REPLACEMENT;

FOREST FIRES; SOFTWOODS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 39649096248     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-125     Document Type: Article

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