Overstory-Understory Relationships along Forest Type and Environmental Gradients in the Spring Mountains of Southern Nevada, USA

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-134

  Abella, Scott R ^a   Hurja, James C ^b   Merkler, Douglas J ^c   Denton, Charles W ^d   Brewer, David G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest US Forest Service   (United States)

^c USDA NRCS   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Fire; Management; Soil; Species distribution; Tree replacement

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST COVER; LAND MANAGEMENT; MONTANE FOREST; OVERSTORY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; UNDERSTORY;

NEVADA; SPRING MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; ABIES CONCOLOR; JUNIPERUS; PINUS EDULIS; PINUS MONOPHYLLA; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 84861882213     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12224-011-9108-7     Document Type: Article

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