Moderate-severity disturbance dynamics in Abies balsamea-Betula spp. forests: The relative importance of disturbance type and local stand and site characteristics on woody vegetation response

Ecoscience

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-249

  Reyes, Gerardo P ^a   Kneeshaw, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Moderate severity disturbance dynamics; Regeneration in Abies balsamea Betula spp. forests

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; CANOPY; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EVERGREEN FOREST; MORTALITY; MOTH; REGENERATION; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; BETULA; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA;

EID: 48049098186     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/15-2-3082     Document Type: Article

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