Barriers against wear affect the spatial distribution of tree saplings in urban woodlands

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-17

  Lehvävirta, Susanna ^a   Rita, Hannu ^a   Koivula, Matti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boreal; Indigenous tree species; Micro sites; Odds ratios; Regeneration niche; Trampling; Urban forestry

Indexed keywords

ACER; ACER PLATANOIDES; FRANGULA; FRANGULA ALNUS; PICEA ABIES; POPULUS TREMULA; SORBUS; SORBUS AUCUPARIA;

EID: 31944432696     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2003.10.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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