Sensitivity of stand dynamics to grazing in mixed Pinus sylvestris and Quercus pubescens forests: A modelling study

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 301-311

  Weber, Pascale ^a   Rigling, Andreas ^a   Bugmann, Harald ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Browsing; Drought; Forest gap model; Forest succession; Human impacts; Land use change

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DROUGHT; ECOLOGY;

FOREST GAP MODELS; FOREST SUCCESSION; HUMAN IMPACTS; LAND-USE CHANGES;

FORESTRY;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BROWSING; COEXISTENCE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GRAZING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAND DYNAMICS; SUCCESSION; UNGULATE;

DROUGHT; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY;

CAPRA HIRCUS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; QUERCUS PUBESCENS; UNGULATA;

EID: 36148986425     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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