Stand age influence on litter mass of Pinus nigra plantations on dolomite hills in Hungary

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 363-370

  Cseresnyés, Imre ^a   Csontos, Péter ^a   Bózsing, Erika ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Austrian pine; Branch litter; Cone litter; Needle litter; Slope aspect; Stand age

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FIRES; FLAMMABILITY; FORESTRY;

BRANCH LITTER; CONE LITTER; NEEDLE LITTER; SLOPE ASPECT; STAND AGE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGE CLASS; CONIFEROUS TREE; DOLOMITE; FOREST FIRE; GRASSLAND; LITTER SIZE; LOCAL EXTINCTION; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SAMPLING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STAND STRUCTURE;

FOREST LITTER; FORESTRY; PINUS NIGRA; PINUS NIGRA AUSTRIACA; PLANTATIONS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY;

PINUS NIGRA;

EID: 33748888379     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-003     Document Type: Article

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