The relative importance of biotic and abiotic controls on young conifer growth after fire in the Klamath-Siskiyou Region

Northwest Science

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 334-347

  Irvine, Daniel R ^a   Hibbs, David E ^a   Shatford, Jeffrey P A ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wood Buffalo National Park   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONIFEROUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGENERATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVORSHIP; VEGETATION COVER; WILDFIRE; YOUNG POPULATION;

CALIFORNIA; KLAMATH-SISKIYOU; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 77953698369     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3955/046.083.0405     Document Type: Article

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