Permanence of resilience and protection efficiency in mountain Norway spruce forest stands: A simulation study

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 256, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-354

  Cordonnier, Thomas ^a,b   Courbaud, Benoît ^b   Berger, Frédéric ^b   Franc, Alain ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b Cemagref   (France)

^c UMR 1202 BIOGECO   (France)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Gap dynamics; Individual based model; Resilience; Rock fall; Snow avalanche; Uneven aged forest

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES); CONTINUOUS TIME SYSTEMS; DYNAMICS; ECOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; LANDFORMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); ROCK BURSTS; ROCKS;

DISTURBANCE; GAP DYNAMICS; INDIVIDUAL BASED MODEL; RESILIENCE; ROCKFALLS; SNOW AVALANCHE; UNEVEN-AGED;

FORESTRY;

AVALANCHE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GAP DYNAMICS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; LANDSCAPE PROTECTION; MONTANE FOREST; ROCKFALL; SILVICULTURE; SNOW COVER; STAND DYNAMICS; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; THINNING;

AGRICULTURE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; GALLIUM; HAZARDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOUNTAINS; NATURAL RESOURCES; PICEA ABIES; PRECIPITATION; SILVICULTURE; SNOW; THINNING;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 46049090936     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.04.028     Document Type: Article

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