Assessing the potential for ash canopy tree replacement via current regeneration following emerald ash borer-caused mortality on southeastern Michigan landscapes

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 261, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 480-488

  Kashian, Daniel M ^a   Witter, John A ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ash regeneration; Disturbance; Emerald ash borer; Forest recovery; Fraxinus

Indexed keywords

ASH REGENERATION; DISTURBANCE; EMERALD ASH BORER; FOREST RECOVERY; FRAXINUS;

ECOLOGY; GEMS; LANDFORMS; RECOVERY;

REFORESTATION;

ASH; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEETLE; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; DISTURBANCE; HEIGHT; HYDROLOGY; LANDSCAPE; METROPOLITAN AREA; MORTALITY; OVERSTORY; REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SAPLING; SEED BANK; SEEDLING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; FRAXINUS;

EID: 78651238399     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.10.033     Document Type: Article

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