The structure of forest stands in virgin and managed peatlands: A comparison between Finnish and Russian Karelia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 125-138

  Uuttera, Janne ^a   Maltamo, Matti ^b   Hotanen, Juha Pekka ^c  

^a EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diameter distribution; Kernel estimation; Pcatland drainage; Potential biodiversity; Tree species dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DRAINAGE; FOREST; MANAGEMENT; PEATLAND; THINNING;

FINLAND, NORTH KARELIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION, KARELIA;

EID: 0030804442     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00035-2     Document Type: Article

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