Is natural regeneration of forest stands a continuous process? A case study of an old-growth forest of the western Carpathians

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 623-634

  Szwagrzyk, Jerzy ^a   Szewczyk, Janusz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Forest dynamics; Intra specific competition; Recruitment; Western Carpathians

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; CANOPY GAP; DISTURBANCE; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST FLOOR; GROWTH RATE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SAPLING; TEMPERATE FOREST;

CARPATHIANS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN CARPATHIANS;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 61849136091     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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