Stocks of coarse woody debris in old-growth lucidophyllous forests in southwestern Japan

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 404-410

  Sato, Tamotsu ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Evergreen broad leaved forest; Micro topography; Mortality; Standing and fallen dead wood; Typhoon disturbance

Indexed keywords

DEAD WOOD; EVERGREEN BROAD-LEAVED FORESTS; MICRO TOPOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; TYPHOON DISTURBANCE;

DEBRIS; ECOLOGY; HURRICANES;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DIAMETER; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST CANOPY; GAP DYNAMICS; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; STOCK MARKET; TYPHOON;

DEAD WOOD; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; JAPAN; MORTALITY;

JAPAN;

EID: 78149498093     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-010-0198-5     Document Type: Article

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