Pattern and process in south Swedish forests during the last 3000 years, sensed at stand and regional scales

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 113-128

  Lindbladh, Matts ^c   Bradshaw, Richard ^a   Holmqvist, Björn H ^b  

^a Geol Surv Denmark Greenland ^*  (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impact; Boreo nemoral zone; Fire; Forest history; Pinus; Pollen analysis; Sweden

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FIRE; FOREST; PLANT DISTRIBUTION; POLLEN ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; FIRE HISTORY; FOREST DYNAMICS; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION HISTORY;

SWEDEN;

CARPINUS; CORYLUS; PICEA; PINUS; QUERCUS; TILIA;

EID: 0034014527     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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