Inventory and analysis of tree injuries in a rockfall-damaged forest stand

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-110

  Perret, Simone ^a   Baumgartner, Marc ^a   Kienholz, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Natural hazards; Protection forest; Rockfall; Swiss Prealps; Tree injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746252767     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-005-0082-6     Document Type: Article

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