Evaluating forest subcanopy response to moderate severity disturbance and contribution to ecosystem-level productivity and resilience

Fahey, Robert T.; Stuart-Haëntjens, Ellen J.; Gough, Christopher M.; De La Cruz, Aubrie; Stockton, Elizabeth; Vogel, Christoph S.; Curtis, Peter S.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2016.06.001

Title: Evaluating forest subcanopy response to moderate severity disturbance and contribution to ecosystem-level productivity and resilience

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Authors:: Fahey, Robert T.; Stuart-Haëntjens, Ellen J.; Gough, Christopher M.; De La Cruz, Aubrie; Stockton, Elizabeth; Vogel, Christoph S.; Curtis, Peter S.

Publication Date:: Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1328493

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0006708

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Forest Ecology and Management

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Forest Ecology and Management Journal Volume: 376 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0378-1127

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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                    Fahey, Robert T., Stuart-Haëntjens, Ellen J., Gough, Christopher M., De La Cruz, Aubrie, Stockton, Elizabeth, Vogel, Christoph S., and Curtis, Peter S. Evaluating forest subcanopy response to moderate severity disturbance and contribution to ecosystem-level productivity and resilience.  Netherlands: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Fahey, Robert T., Stuart-Haëntjens, Ellen J., Gough, Christopher M., De La Cruz, Aubrie, Stockton, Elizabeth, Vogel, Christoph S., & Curtis, Peter S. Evaluating forest subcanopy response to moderate severity disturbance and contribution to ecosystem-level productivity and resilience.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.06.001

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                    Fahey, Robert T., Stuart-Haëntjens, Ellen J., Gough, Christopher M., De La Cruz, Aubrie, Stockton, Elizabeth, Vogel, Christoph S., and Curtis, Peter S. Thu .  
"Evaluating forest subcanopy response to moderate severity disturbance and contribution to ecosystem-level productivity and resilience".  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.06.001.

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  title        = {Evaluating forest subcanopy response to moderate severity disturbance and contribution to ecosystem-level productivity and resilience},

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  year         = {Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},

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