Changing eastern broadleaf, southern mixed, and northern mixed forest ecosystems of the eastern United States

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 306, Issue , 2013, Pages 171-178

  Hanberry, Brice B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern redcedar; Loblolly pine; Oak; Pond cypress; Quaking aspen; Red maple

Indexed keywords

LOBLOLLY PINE; OAK; QUAKING ASPENS; RED CEDARS; RED MAPLES;

ECOSYSTEMS; FIRES; LAKES; SURVEYS; WETLANDS;

FORESTRY;

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST INVENTORY; FORESTRY PRACTICE; MIXED FOREST; SUCCESSION;

ACER RUBRUM; CEDRELA; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; PINUS SEROTINA; PINUS TAEDA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; QUERCUS; WETLANDS;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84880646247     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.06.040     Document Type: Article

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