Spatial dynamics of forest decline: The role of neighbouring trees

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 789-798

  Vacek, Stanislav ^a   Lepš, Jan ^b,c  

^a FORESTRY AND GAME MANAGEMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Defoliation; Index of neighbourhood competition; K function analysis; Krkonose Mts.; Norway spruce; Picea abies

Indexed keywords

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINACEAE;

AIR POLLUTION; ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT; COMPETITION; FOREST DECLINE; TREE VITALITY;

CZECH REPUBLIC, KRKONOSE MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0030326709     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236457     Document Type: Article

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