Tree canopy effects on understory species abundance in high-latitude Populus tremuloides stands, Yukon, Canada

Community Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-98

  Strong, W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Picea albertiana; Spruce; Succession; Trembling aspen

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BOREAL FOREST; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CANOPY; CONIFEROUS TREE; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DICOTYLEDON; LATITUDE; MOSS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUCCESSION; UNDERSTORY;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI; CALAMAGROSTIS PURPURASCENS; CHAMERION ANGUSTIFOLIUM; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; SHEPHERDIA CANADENSIS;

EID: 79955021153     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.12.2011.1.11     Document Type: Article

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