Spatial patterns of overstory trees in late-successional conifer forests

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2814-2825

  Larson, Andrew J ^a   Churchill, Derek ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Conservation Northwest ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; REPAIR; RESTORATION;

CONIFER FORESTS; INDIVIDUAL TREES; MINIMUM DISTANCES; MULTITREE; ON CURRENTS; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; RESTORATION THINNING; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITIES; SPATIAL PATTERNS; THINNING TREATMENTS; TREATMENT AREAS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; OVERSTORY; SPACING; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUCCESSION; THINNING;

ABIES AMABILIS; CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; MAINTENANCE; PSEUDOTSUGA; RESTORATION; THINNING;

ABIES; ABIES AMABILIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 55549145789     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-123     Document Type: Article

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