Forest response to catastrophic wind: Results from an experimental hurricane.

Authors :: Cooper-Ellis, Sarah
Foster, David R.
Source :: Ecology. Dec99, Vol. 80 Issue 8, p2683. 14p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 4 Charts, 23 Graphs, 1 Map.
Publication Year :: 1999
Abstract: Examines forest response to catastrophic wind in the United States. Relationship of tree damage patterns with mortality and regeneration, vegetation recovery and ecosystem processes; Importance of pre-disturbance forest structure in determining severity of impact; Role of tree resilience and understory vegetation in ecosystem processes.

Language :: English
ISSN :: 00129658
Volume :: 80
Issue :: 8
Database :: Academic Search Index
Journal :: Ecology
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 2788103
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[2683:FRTCWR]2.0.CO;2