Lateral Picea shadow effects on Populus tremuloides understory vegetation in central Yukon, Canada

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 261, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1866-1875

  Strong, W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Shade; Spruce; Succession; Trembling aspen; Understory

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FORESTS; SHADE; SPRUCE; SUCCESSION; TREMBLING ASPEN; UNDERSTORY;

ECOLOGY; LANDFORMS; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; BOREAL FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST COVER; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NICHE PARTITIONING; SHADE TOLERANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TERRAIN; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION COVER;

CANADA; ECOLOGY; FOREST CANOPY; PICEA; PLANTS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; SHADES;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI; BASSIA SCOPARIA; BRYOPHYTA; CALAMAGROSTIS PURPURASCENS; CHAMERION ANGUSTIFOLIUM; GEOCAULON; GEOCAULON LIVIDUM; HYLOCOMIUM; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; LINNAEA; LINNAEA BOREALIS; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; ROSA ACICULARIS; ROSA ARKANSANA; SHEPHERDIA; SHEPHERDIA CANADENSIS; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA;

EID: 79955037630     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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