Trends and cyclical changes in natural fir-beech forests at the north-western edge of the Carpathians

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 337-361

  Šamonil, Pavel ^a   Vrška, Tomáš ^a  

^a SILVA TAROUCA RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR LANDSCAPE AND ORNAMENTAL GARDENING   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Abies alba; Developmental dynamics; Ellenberg indicator value; Fagus sylvatica; Natural forest

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOINDICATOR; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COLONIZATION; DOMINANCE; FOREST DYNAMICS; GROWTH RESPONSE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; TREND ANALYSIS;

CARPATHIANS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; DENTARIA ENNEAPHYLLOS; DRYOPTERIS; DRYOPTERIS FILIX-MAS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; GALIUM; GALIUM ODORATUM; LUZULA LUZULOIDES; OVATUS; RUBUS IDAEUS; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 42549159865     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02861699     Document Type: Article

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