Regeneration in experimental gaps of subalpine Picea abies forest in the Slovenian Alps

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-36

  Diaci, Jurij ^a   Pisek, Rok ^b   Boncina, Andrej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b Slovenian Forestry Service   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Ground vegetation; Light climate; Microsite; Natural regeneration; Picea abies; Subalpine forest

Indexed keywords

GAP DYNAMICS; REGENERATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ABIES; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 17444389706     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-005-0057-7     Document Type: Article

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