Successional trends 219 years after fire in an old Pinus sylvestris stand in northern Sweden

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 583-592

  Engelmark, Ola ^a   Hofgaard, Annika ^b   Arnborg, Tore ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ANS   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Betula; Climate variability; Muddus National Park; Natural tree regeneration; Picea; Reindeer browsing

Indexed keywords

ABIES; BETULA; BETULA PUBESCENS; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 0031771970     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237274     Document Type: Conference Paper

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