Recent tree mortality and recruitment in mature and old-growth forests in western Washington

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 336, Issue , 2015, Pages 109-118

  Acker, Steven A ^a   Boetsch, John R ^a   Bivin, Mignonne ^b   Whiteaker, Lou ^c   Cole, Carla ^d   Philippi, Tom ^e  

^a Olympic National Park   (United States)

^b North Cascades National Park Service Complex   (United States)

^c Mount Rainier National Park   (United States)

^d Lewis and Clark National Historical Park   (United States)

^e NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abies lasiocarpa; Pacific Northwest; Sapling recruitment; Tsuga heterophylla

Indexed keywords

ABIES LASIOCARPA; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; SAPLING RECRUITMENT; TREE MORTALITY; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA; WASHINGTON;

CONIFEROUS TREE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MORTALITY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SAPLING;

PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ABIES LASIOCARPA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 84909957588     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.10.008     Document Type: Article

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