Altitudinal variability of stand structure and regeneration in the subalpine spruce forests of the Pol'ana biosphere reserve, Central Slovakia

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 303-313

  Holeksa, Jan ^a   Saniga, Milan ^b   Szwagrzyk, Jerzy ^c   Dziedzic, Tomasz ^c   Ferenc, Stanisław ^c   Wodka, Maciej ^c  

^a W SZAFER INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Poland)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN ZVOLEN   (Slovakia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradient; Coarse woody debris; Natural regeneration; Old growth forest; Western Carpathians

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; EVERGREEN FOREST; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; REGENERATION; STAND STRUCTURE;

BANSKOBYSTRICKY; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLANA BIOSPHERE RESERVE; SLOVAKIA;

PICEA;

EID: 33947710000     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-006-0149-z     Document Type: Article

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