Structure, dynamics and dendroecology of an old-growth Fagus forest in the Apennines

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-28

  Piovesan, G ^a   Di Filippo, A ^a   Alessandrini, A ^a   Biondi, F ^b   Schirone, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beech; Diameter distribution; Late successional forest; Stand structure; Temperate zone

Indexed keywords

DENDROECOLOGY; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MONTANE FOREST; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; STAND STRUCTURE;

APENNINES; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

FAGUS; SIGMOIDEA;

EID: 17044397324     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2005.tb02334.x     Document Type: Article

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