Temperate-like stand dynamics in relict mediterranean-fir (Abies pinsapo, Boiss.) forests from southern Spain

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 610-610

  Linares, Juan C ^a   Carreira, José A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abies pinsapo; Forest dynamic; Gap phase regeneration; Land use change; Mediterranean type ecosystems; Stand structure

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BASAL AREA; BIOME; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CANOPY GAP; DISTURBANCE; EVERGREEN FOREST; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GAP DYNAMICS; GLOBAL WARMING; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LAND USE CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MICROCLIMATE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; STAND DYNAMICS; STAND STRUCTURE; SUCCESSION; UNDERSTORY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ABIES; ABIES PINSAPO; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 69849084222     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2009040     Document Type: Article

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