Disturbance size and severity covary in small and mid-size wind disturbances in Pennsylvania northern hardwoods forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 302, Issue , 2013, Pages 273-279

  Peterson, Chris J ^a   Krueger, Lisa M ^a,e   Royo, Alejandro A ^b   Stark, Scott ^d   Carson, Walter P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Gaps; Light; Northern hardwoods; Size; Windthrow

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; GAPS; NORTHERN HARDWOODS; SIZE; WINDTHROWS;

CLIMATOLOGY; HARDWOODS; LIGHT;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY GAP; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FLORISTICS; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SIZE STRUCTURE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WIND PROFILE; WINDTHROW;

FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; LIGHT; METEOROLOGY; WIND;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876813981     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.03.045     Document Type: Article

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