Stand development patterns as a consequence of the mortality in Austrocedrus chilensis forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 259, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1981-1992

  Amoroso, Mariano M ^a   Larson, Bruce C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Austrocedrus chilensis; Mortality; Stand dynamics; Uneven aged

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; DIAMETER GROWTH; GENERAL PATTERNS; GROWTH RELEASE; LITTLE RESEARCH; MULTIPLE TREES; NATURAL DISTRIBUTION; PATAGONIA; STAND DEVELOPMENT; STAND DYNAMICS; STAND ESTABLISHMENT; STAND RECONSTRUCTION; STAND STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; TREE GROWTH; TREE MORTALITY; UNEVEN-AGED;

DYNAMICS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; OVERSTORY; POPULATION DECLINE; STAND DYNAMICS; UNDERSTORY;

DYNAMICS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; MORTALITY;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA;

AUSTROCEDRUS CHILENSIS;

EID: 77950059097     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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