Forest response to chronic hurricane disturbance in coastal New England

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 787-797

  Busby Posy, E ^a   Canham Charles, D ^b   Motzkin, Glenn ^a   Foster David, R ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Beech; Coastal forest; Dendroecology; Fagus grandifolia; Hurricane; Moderate disturbance; Oak; Quercus; Release; Windthrow

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DENDROECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HURRICANE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGENERATION; STORM;

MASSACHUSETTS; NAUSHON ISLAND; NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS VELUTINA;

EID: 57849096661     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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