Wind disturbance in mountain forests: Simulating the impact of management strategies, seed supply, and ungulate browsing on forest succession

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 242, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 142-154

  Rammig, Anja ^a   Fahse, Lorenz ^b   Bebi, Peter ^a   Bugmann, Harald ^b  

^a WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Blowdown; Disturbance; Ecosystem Services; Mountain forest; Norway spruce; Protection forest; Regeneration model; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; RISK ANALYSIS; SEED; WIND EFFECTS;

MOUNTAIN FOREST; REGENERATION MODELS; SIMULATION MODELS;

FORESTRY;

BROWSING; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST CLEARANCE; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MONTANE FOREST; REGENERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEED BANK; SIMULATION; STAND STRUCTURE; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; SUCCESSION; UNGULATE; WIND;

ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PICEA; REFORESTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEEDS; WIND;

PICEA ABIES; UNGULATA;

EID: 34047099710     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.01.036     Document Type: Article

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