Contrasting downed woody debris dynamics in managed and unmanaged northern hardwood stands

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2850-2861

  Vanderwel, Mark C ^a   Thorpe, Hilary C ^a   Shuter, Jennifer L ^a,b   Caspersen, John P ^a   Thomas, Sean C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; DYNAMICS; HARVESTING;

DECAY DYNAMICS; FRUITING BODIES; LONG TERMS; MATRIX MODELS; NORTHERN HARDWOODS; ONTARIO; WOODY DEBRIS;

DECAY (ORGANIC);

ABUNDANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SILVICULTURE; WOODY DEBRIS;

DECAY; DYNAMICS; FIBER DEBRIS; HARVESTING; SILVICULTURE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 55549084561     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-130     Document Type: Article

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