Changes in woody vegetation abundance and diversity after natural disturbances causing different levels of mortality

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 406-417

  Reyes, Gerardo P ^a   Kneeshaw, Daniel ^a   De Grandpré, Louis ^b   Leduc, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abies balsamea Betula papyrifera forests; Canopy gap disturbance; Catastrophic fire; Disturbance caused mortality; Moderate severity disturbance; Natural regeneration

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONIFEROUS TREE; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; MIXED FOREST; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGENERATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; WILDFIRE; WOODY PLANT;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 77949706420     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01152.x     Document Type: Article

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