Spatial contiguity and continuity of canopy gaps in mixed wood boreal forests: Persistence, expansion, shrinkage and displacement

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1257-1268

  Vepakomma, Udayalakshmi ^a   Kneeshaw, Daniel ^a   Fortin, Marie Josée ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Canopy gap dynamics; Closure; Displacement; Gap expansion; Lidar; Old growth forest; Plant populations and community dynamics; Succession; Temporal GIS

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CANOPY GAP; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FOREST CANOPY; GIS; LIDAR; MORTALITY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SHADE TOLERANCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUCCESSION;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84865291569     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2012.01996.x     Document Type: Article

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