Variation of the understory composition and diversity along a gradient of productivity in Populus tremuloides stands of northern British Columbia, Canada

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1314-1323

  Chen, Han Y H ^a   Légaré, Sonia ^b   Bergeron, Yves ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diversity index; Forest productivity; Site index; Species composition; Trembling aspen; Understory vegetation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; VEGETATION;

UNDERSTORY VEGETATION; WOODY PLANTS;

FORESTRY;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; UNDERSTORY;

FORESTS; METEOROLOGY; PLANTS; SOIL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CORNUS; CORNUS SERICEA; EQUISETUM; EQUISETUM PRATENSE; GALIUM; GALIUM TRIFIDUM; GEOCAULON LIVIDUM; IDAEA; PLEUROZIUM SCHREBERI; POLYTRICHUM; POLYTRICHUM JUNIPERINUM; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLOIDES; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA; VITIS;

EID: 9444282151     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B04-086     Document Type: Article

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