Gambel oak growth forms: Management opportunities for increasing ecosystem diversity
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Tree canopy types constrain plant distributions in Ponderosa Pine- Gambel Oak Forests, Northern Arizona
–Trees in many forests affect the soils and plants below their canopies. In current high-density southwestern ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests, managers have opportunities to enhance multiple ecosystem values by manipulating tree density, distribution, and canopy cover through tree thinning. I performed a study in northern Arizona ponderosa pine-Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii) forests to ...
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