A dendrochronological analysis of a disturbance-succession model for oak-pine forests of the appalachian mountains, USA

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1373-1385

  Brose, Patrick H ^a   Waldrop, Thomas A ^b  

^a Northern Research Station   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS; BARK BEETLE; CANOPY DISTURBANCE; DISTURBANCE REGIME; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FIRE DISTURBANCE; FIRE FREQUENCIES; FIRE SUPPRESSION; FOREST TYPE; ICE STORM; LAND MANAGERS; PINE FOREST; PINE STAND; QUERCUS SPP; SUCCESSION MODEL; TREE SPECIES;

LANDFORMS; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION;

FIRES;

BEETLE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST FIRE; ICE STORM; LAND MANAGEMENT; MODEL TEST; PEST OUTBREAK; REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHRUB; UNDERSTORY;

FOREST CANOPY; FOREST FIRES; MOUNTAINS; QUERCUS; REFORESTATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

APPALACHIANS;

COLEOPTERA; QUERCUS; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 77955137286     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-077     Document Type: Article

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