Long-term forest structure and regeneration after wildfire in Russian Karelia

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 245-256

  Lampainen, Johanna ^a   Kuuluvainen, Timo ^a   Wallenius, Tuomo H ^a   Karjalainen, Leena ^a   Vanha Majamaa, Ilkka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Betula; Boreal forest; Disturbance ecology; Fire dynamics; Forest management; Pinus sylvestris

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; DISTURBANCE; GAP DYNAMICS; REGENERATION; STAND STRUCTURE; WILDFIRE;

EURASIA; KARELIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

BETULA; PICEA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 2342640253     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02259.x     Document Type: Article

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