Growth trends and dynamics in sub-alpine forest stands in the Varaita Valley (Piedmont, Italy) and their relationships with human activities and global change

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 219-230

  Motta, Renzo ^a   Nola, Paola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basal area increment; Cambial age; Dendro ecology; Forest line; Larix decidua; Pinus cembra; Stand structure; Tree line

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GLOBAL CHANGE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; TREELINE;

ITALY; PIEDMONT; VARAITA VALLEY;

LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA; PINUS CEMBRA;

EID: 0034974604     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236606     Document Type: Article

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