Spatial aspects of tree mortality strongly differ between young and old-growth forests

Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2855-2861

  Larson, Andrew J ^a   Lutz, James A ^b   Donato, Daniel C ^c   Freund, James A ^d   Swanson, Mark E ^e   HilleRisLambers, Janneke ^d   Sprugel, Douglas G ^d   Franklin, Jerry F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Washington State Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abies amabilis; Density dependence; Forest structural development; Long term studies; Oldgrowth forest; Pacific silver fir; Self thinning; Succession; Tree mortality; Western Cascade Range, Washington, USA

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST HEALTH; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MORTALITY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SELF THINNING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUCCESSION; SURVIVAL;

CASCADE RANGE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ABIES AMABILIS; HEXAPODA;

ABIES; FOREST; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; TREE;

ABIES; FORESTS; LONGEVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; TREES;

EID: 85047289650     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/15-0628.1     Document Type: Article

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