The tree mortality regime in temperate old-growth coniferous forests: The role of physical damage

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2091-2103

  Larson, Andrew J ^a,b   Franklin, Jerry F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFER FORESTS; CONIFEROUS FORESTS; DECAY FUNGI; DIAMETER-AT-BREAST HEIGHTS; FALLING DEBRIS; FOREST RESEARCH; INDIVIDUAL TREE; MECHANICAL DAMAGES; MORTALITY RATE; NATIONAL PARKS; NATURAL FORESTS; OLD-GROWTH; PHYSICAL AGENTS; PHYSICAL DAMAGES; PHYSICAL PROCESS; STEM BREAKAGE; TREE MORTALITY; WASHINGTON , USA;

DEBRIS; FUNGI; PARKS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FUNGUS; MORTALITY; NATIONAL PARK; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; STEM;

BASAL AREA; FORESTRY; FUNGI; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOFTWOODS; TREES; WASHINGTON;

MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI;

EID: 78449265588     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-149     Document Type: Article

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