Relationship between field-layer vegetation and canopy openings in a Carpathian subalpine spruce forest

Plant Ecology

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-67

  Holeksa, Jan ^a  

^a W SZAFER INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Canopy gaps; Field layer; S Poland; Subalpine spruce forest; W Carpathians

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

POLAND;

ATHYRIUM; ATHYRIUM DISTENTIFOLIUM; BRYOPHYTA; CALAMAGROSTIS; CALAMAGROSTIS VILLOSA; DRYOPTERIS; DRYOPTERIS DILATATA; PICEA; POLYTRICHUM; POLYTRICHUM FORMOSUM; RUBUS; RUBUS IDAEUS; TRACHEOPHYTA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VILLOSA;

EID: 0042164671     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024457303815     Document Type: Article

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