Reproduction of the Siberian spruce in the timberline ecotone of the Iremel' Massif

Russian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 83-91

  Koshkina, N B ^a   Moiseev, P A ^a   Goryaeva, A V ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ANIMAL ECOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b URAL STATE FOREST ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Picea obovata; Seed production; Seedling emergence and survival; The Southern Urals; Timberline

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOTONE; GERMINATION; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTION; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SNOW; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SURVIVAL; TREELINE;

BASHKORTOSTAN; EURASIA; MOUNT IREMEL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; URALS;

PICEA; PICEA OBOVATA;

EID: 41849085138     PISSN: 10674136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/s1067413608020021     Document Type: Article

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