Relationship between canopy disturbance history and current sapling density of Fagus grandifolia and Acer saccharum in a northern hardwood landscape

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 216-225

  Nolet, Philippe ^a   Bouffard, Daniel ^a   Doyon, Frédérik ^a   Delagrange, Sylvain ^a  

^a Institut Quebecois d'Amenagement de la Foret Feuillue IQAFF   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; SOILS;

CLEAR-CUTTING (CC); LANDSCAPE;

WOOD;

CANOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HISTORY; LIGHT EFFECT; POPULATION DENSITY; SAPLING; THRESHOLD;

ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; SOIL; WOOD;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA;

EID: 40749133409     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-160     Document Type: Article

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