Diversifying the composition and structure of managed, late-successional forests with harvest gaps: What is the optimal gap size?

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 304, Issue , 2013, Pages 110-120

  Kern, Christel C ^a   D'Amato, Anthony W ^b   Strong, Terry F ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Microclimatic extremes; Selection system; Shrub interference; Sugar maple; Tree recruitment; Uneven aged management

Indexed keywords

MICROCLIMATIC EXTREMES; SELECTION SYSTEMS; SUGAR MAPLE; TREE RECRUITMENTS; UNEVEN-AGED MANAGEMENT;

HARVESTING;

REFORESTATION;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DECIDUOUS TREE; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; EXTREME EVENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GAP DYNAMICS; HARVESTING; MICROCLIMATE; OPTIMIZATION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SELECTIVE LOGGING; SHRUB; STAND STRUCTURE; SUCCESSION;

HARVESTING; PLANTS; REFORESTATION;

GREAT LAKES BASIN;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS AMERICANA; OSTRYA VIRGINIANA; RUBUS;

EID: 84878358534     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.04.029     Document Type: Article

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