Responses of young Norway spruce (Picea abies) to winter browsing by roe deer (Capreolus capreolus): Effects on height growth and stem morphology

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 368-376

  Bergquist, Jonas ^a   Bergström, Roger ^b   Zakharenka, Andrew ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^c BELARUSIAN STATE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Belarus)

Author keywords

Browsing damage; Growth and yield; Spike knots; Timber quality

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORESTRY; MORPHOLOGY;

CLIPPING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ABIES; ANIMALIA; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0042072868     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0282758031005431     Document Type: Article

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