Dynamics of hardwood patches in a conifer matrix: 54 Years of change in a forested landscape in Coastal Oregon, USA

Biological Conservation

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 363-374

  Kennedy, Rebecca S H ^a,b   Spies, Thomas A ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest management; Historical landscapes; Oregon coast range; Patch population dynamics; Red alder (Alnus rubra)

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PATCH DYNAMICS;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALNUS; ALNUS RUBRA; BETULACEAE; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 9644266832     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.07.022     Document Type: Article

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