A density management diagram for Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.): A tool for assessing the forest's protective effect

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2542-2554

  Vacchiano, Giorgio ^a   Motta, Renzo ^a   Long, James N ^b   Shaw, John D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Density management diagram (DMD); Natural hazards; Pinus sylvestris L.; Protection forests; Rockfall

Indexed keywords

GRAPHIC METHODS; HAZARDS;

DENSITY MANAGEMENT DIAGRAMS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS L.; PROTECTION FORESTS; ROCKFALL;

FORESTRY;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; ROCKFALL; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE;

FORESTRY; PINUS; STAND DENSITY;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 42149136729     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.01.015     Document Type: Article

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