Fire exclusion effects on riparian forest dynamics in southwestern Oregon

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 264, Issue , 2012, Pages 60-71

  Messier, Michael S ^a   Shatford, Jeff P A ^a   Hibbs, David E ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Douglas fir; Fire ecology; Fire suppression; Riparian; Stand structure

Indexed keywords

DOUGLAS FIR; FIRE ECOLOGY; FIRE SUPPRESSION; RIPARIAN; STAND STRUCTURES;

CONSERVATION; DYNAMICS; ECOLOGY; FIRES; WATER QUALITY;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS TREE; DENDROECOLOGY; DISTURBANCE; FOREST DYNAMICS; LAND MANAGEMENT; OVERSTORY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RIPARIAN FOREST; STAND STRUCTURE; WATER QUALITY;

CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST FIRES; OREGON; PSEUDOTSUGA; WATER QUALITY;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 80155183746     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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