Moisture dynamics of moss-dominated surface fuel in relation to the structure of Picea abies and Pinus sylvestris stands

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 226, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 189-198

  Tanskanen, Heidi ^a   Granström, Anders ^b   Venäläinen, Ari ^c   Puttonen, Pasi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Forest fires; Moss; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; Stand structure; Surface fuel moisture

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; SOLAR RADIATION;

BOREAL FOREST; FOREST FIRES; MOSS; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; SURFACE FUEL MOISTURE;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; FOREST FIRE; MOISTURE; MOSS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STAND STRUCTURE;

FORESTRY; FUELS; HUMIDITY; MOISTURE; MOSS; PINUS; SUN LIGHT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ABIES; BRYOPHYTA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 33645927314     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.01.048     Document Type: Article

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