Storm disturbance in forest ecosystems in Estonia

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 20, Issue , 2005, Pages 88-93

  Ilisson, Triin ^a   Metslaid, Marek ^a   Vodde, Floortje ^b   Jõgiste, Kalev ^a   Kurm, Malle ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Picea abies; Root plates; Tree stems; Uprooting; Windthrow

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; SOILS; STORMS; PROBABILITY;

PICEA ABES; TREE STEMS; UPROOTING; ROOT PLATES; STORM DISTURBANCE;

FORESTRY;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; SOIL; FORESTS; PICEA ABIES; STEMS;

ALNUS GLUTINOSA; BETULACEAE; ILEX VERTICILLATA; PICEA ABIES; POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 27844564822     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14004080510041020     Document Type: Article

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