Species diversity and composition in old growth and second growth rich coves of the southern Appalachian mountains

Castanea

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-38

  Jackson, B Clay ^a   Pittillo, J Dan ^b   Allen, H Lee ^a   Wentworth, Thomas R ^a   Bullock, Bronson P ^a   Loftis, David L ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE CLASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIVERSITY INDEX; LOGGING (TIMBER);

APPALACHIANS; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77749298188     PISSN: 00087475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2179/07-017.1     Document Type: Article

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