Publication Title:   Changes in plant species diversity after harvest of Douglas-fir forests

Year:  1992     Status:  Published     Publication Type:  Journal Article

H. J. Andrews Publication Number:  1405

Citation:  Halpern, Charles B.; Franklin, Jerry F.; McKee, Arthur. 1992. Changes in plant species diversity after harvest of Douglas-fir forests. Northwest Environmental Journal. 8(1): 205-207.

Online PDF:  http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/pubs/pdf/pub1405.pdf

Abstract:  Clearcut logging and slash burning have been major agents ofdisturbance in forests of the Pacific Northwest since the early 1900s.Like their natural counterparts—windstorms and wildfires—these human-caused disturbances profoundly alter forest structure andfunction, eliminating tree canopies, releasing stores of carbon andnutrients, and modifying levels of biodiversity.

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1  Halpern ,  Charles   B.
2  Franklin ,  Jerry   F.
3  McKee ,  W.   Arthur

Theme

Biological control
Biological diversity
Clearcuts
Community structure
Disturbance ecology
Ecosystem processes
Forest ecosystems
Succession
Timber harvesting

Place

Andrews Watershed 1

Taxa

Ericaceae
Orchidaceae
Pseudotsuga