Structural changes in two virgin boreal forest stands in central Sweden over 72 years

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 451-461

  Linder, Per ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coarse woody debris; Forest fire; Forest succession; Nature conservation; Old growth forest; Structural changes

Indexed keywords

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; FOREST FIRE; FOREST SUCCESSION; OLD GROWTH FOREST; REGENERATION; STRUCTURAL CHANGES;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FIRE; FOREST; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SWEDEN;

CONSERVATION; DEBRIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MANAGEMENT; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION; WOOD WASTES;

FORESTRY;

EID: 0032447712     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827589809383006     Document Type: Article

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