Cavity trees, snags, and overstory density in a riparian forest in northeastern Missouri

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-109

  Gwaze, David ^a   Elliott, Anthony ^a  

^a MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal area retention; Bottomland hardwood forest; Cavity trees; Clearcutting; Snags

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEMS; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING;

BASAL AREA; BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FORESTS; CAVITY TREES; CLEARCUTTING; SNAGS;

FORESTRY;

EID: 79959212130     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/28.2.105     Document Type: Article

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