Close anthropogenic control of Fagus sylvatica establishment and expansion in a Swedish protected landscape - Implications for forest history and conservation

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 682-697

  Lindbladh, Matts ^a   Niklasson, Mats ^a   Karlsson, Matts ^a   Björkman, Leif ^b   Churski, Marcin ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Viscum Pollen Analysis and Environmental History   (Sweden)

^c MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Beech; Charcoal analysis; Ecological base line; Forest fire; Human impacts; Long term ecology; Palaeoecology; Pollen analysis; Quercus; Sweden

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CHARCOAL; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST FIRE; HOLOCENE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PROTECTED AREA;

BISKOPSTORP FOREST; EURASIA; EUROPE; HALLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA; QUERCUS;

EID: 40749095579     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01813.x     Document Type: Article

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