Predicting forest dieback in Maine, USA: A simple model based on soil frost and drought

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 687-702

  Auclair, Allan N D ^a   Heilman, Warren E ^b   Brinkman, Blondel ^a  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACER SACCHARUM MARSH; CLIMATIC RISKS; FOREST DIEBACK; FREEZING INJURY; HIGH WATER TABLE; IRREGULAR SURFACE; LOW STRESS; MODEL-BASED; NORTHERN HARDWOODS; PARTIAL CUTTING; RED SPRUCE; SIMPLE MODEL; SNOW COVERS; SOIL FROST; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SUGAR MAPLE; TREE POPULATION; TREE ROOT; Z-SCORES;

AQUIFERS; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; SNOW; SOIL MOISTURE; SUGAR (SUCROSE); UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONTENT;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

CLIMATE EFFECT; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIEBACK; DROUGHT STRESS; FROST HARDINESS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; ROOT SYSTEM; SILVICULTURE; SNOW COVER; SOIL WATER;

ACER SACCHARUM; AQUIFERS; BETULA; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; FRAXINUS; FROST; HARDWOODS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTENT; SNOW; SOIL; SUGAR; USA;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA; FRAXINUS; PICEA; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 77951688743     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-023     Document Type: Article

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