Structural effects on understory attributes in second-growth forests of northern Wisconsin, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 347, Issue , 2015, Pages 188-199

  Cook, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Conifer; Evenness; Herbaceous layer; Maple seedling density; Niche structure; Shrub frequency

Indexed keywords

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

CONIFER; EVENNESS; HERBACEOUS LAYER; MAPLE SEEDLINGS; SHRUB FREQUENCY;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST COVER; SECONDARY FOREST; SHRUB; SUCCESSION; UNDERSTORY;

ACER; DENSITY; SEEDLINGS;

UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

ACER; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84961326610     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.03.027     Document Type: Article

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