Fire-mediated pathways of stand development in Douglas-fir/western hemlock forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA

Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1729-1743

  Tepley, Alan J ^a,c   Swanson, Frederick J ^b   Spies, Thomas A ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental pathways; Douglas fir; Forest age structure; Mixed severity fire regime; Pacific Northwest, USA; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Tsuga heterophylla; Western hemlock

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; DOMINANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; POPULATION DENSITY; SHADE TOLERANCE; STAND STRUCTURE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); UNITED STATES;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 84881245713     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-1506.1     Document Type: Article

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