Composition, structure, and dendroecology of an old-growth Quercus forest on the tablelands of the Cumberland Plateau, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 266, Issue , 2012, Pages 11-24

  Hart, Justin L ^a   Clark, Stacy L ^b   Torreano, Scott J ^c   Buchanan, Megan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendroecology; Old growth; Pinus; Quercus; Stand development; Succession

Indexed keywords

DENDROECOLOGY; OLD GROWTH; PINUS; QUERCUS; STAND DEVELOPMENT; SUCCESSION;

EMPLOYMENT; REFORESTATION;

ECOLOGY;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DENDROECOLOGY; DISTURBANCE; FOREST CANOPY; GROWTH RATE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; OVERSTORY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SUCCESSION; UNDERSTORY;

APPALACHIAN PLATEAU; CUMBERLAND PLATEAU; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; OXYDENDRUM ARBOREUM; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 82055169087     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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