Effects of browsing on recruitment and mortality of European aspen (Populus tremula L.)

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 324-332

  Zakrisson, Christer ^a   Ericsson, Göran ^a   Edenius, Lars ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Landscape; Moose; Mountain hare; Stand

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; LANDFORMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; LANDSCAPES; MOOSE; MOUNTAIN HARE; SELF-REPLACEMENT CAPABILITY;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; POPULUS TREMULA;

ALCES ALCES; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; LEPUS TIMIDUS; POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 36649035671     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580701442186     Document Type: Article

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