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Biomass and production of understory vegetation in seral sitka spruce-western hemlock forests of southeast Alaska

Creator:

Alaback, Paul B.

Abstract:

Several understory conununities display successional stages during the first two hundred years following logging or fire disturbance in the coastal Picea-Tsua forests of southeast Alaska. Residual shrubs and tree seedlings increase their growth exponentially after overstory removal. Understory biomass peaks at about 5000 kghayr fifteen to twenty-five years after logging....

Resource Type:

Dissertation