Old-growth forests and silviculture in the italian alps: The case-study of the strict reserve of paneveggio (TN)

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 223-231

  Motta, Renzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Forest dynamics; Human disturbance; Old growth forests; Silviculture; Stand development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036345407     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500212331351129     Document Type: Article

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