The effects of environment and life stage on Quercus abundance in the eastern deciduous forest, USA: Are sapling densities most responsive to environmental gradients?

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 201, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 241-258

  Collins, Rachel J ^a   Carson, Walter P ^b  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental gradients; Forests; Life stage; Quercus spp.; Site characteristics

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL VALUES; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS; LIFE STAGES; TREE SPECIES;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HARDWOODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; SAPLING; SEEDLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTS; FORESTS; HARDWOODS; SAPLINGS; SENSITIVITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS MONTANA; QUERCUS PRINUS; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 4744358745     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.06.023     Document Type: Article

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