Thinning effects on forest productivity: Consequences of preserving old forests and mitigating impacts of fire and drought

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-85

  Law, Beverly E ^a   Hudiburg, Tara W ^a   Luyssaert, Sebastiaan ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

disturbance; drought; fire; forest carbon processes; harvest

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873858875     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2012.679013     Document Type: Article

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