Composition and structure of hemlock-dominated riparian forests of the northern Allegheny plateau: a baseline assessment

Charles E. Williams; William J. Moriarity

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Composition and structure of hemlock-dominated riparian forests of the northern Allegheny plateau: a baseline assessment

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Authors:

Charles E. Williams, William J. Moriarity

Year:

2000

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: McManus, Katherine A.; Shields, Kathleen S.; Souto, Dennis R., eds. Proceedings: Symposium on sustainable management of hemlock ecosystems in eastern North America. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-267. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 216-224.

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Abstract

We assessed the species composition and structure of three riparian forest stands of differing ages (old-growth, late-successional, mid-successional), dominated by eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis Carr.), in the Allegheny National Forest of northwestern Pennsylvania.

Parent Publication

Proceedings: symposium on sustainable management of hemlock ecosystems in eastern North America

Citation

Williams, Charles E.; Moriarity, William J. 2000. Composition and structure of hemlock-dominated riparian forests of the northern Allegheny plateau: a baseline assessment. In: McManus, Katherine A.; Shields, Kathleen S.; Souto, Dennis R., eds. Proceedings: Symposium on sustainable management of hemlock ecosystems in eastern North America. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-267. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 216-224.