Structural attributes, disturbance dynamics, and ecosystem properties of old-growth forests in western Massachusetts
Natural disturbance patterns, forest structural attributes, patterns of nitrogen availability, and the abundance and composition of understory vegetation were studied in eighteen old-growth stands in western Massachusetts. Dendroecological analyses indicated that disturbance regimes for these system...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2007
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3254925 |