How homogeneous is the boreal forest? Characteristics and variability of old-growth forest on a hylocomium-myrtillus site type in the pallas-yllastunturi national park, northern finland

Annales Botanici Fennici

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 263-279

  Yllasjarvi, Inari ^a   Kuuluvainen, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Coarse woody debris; Forest restoration; Natural forest; Natural range of variability; Stand structure; Structural heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

HYLOCOMIUM; MYRTILLUS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 70349669309     PISSN: 00033847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5735/085.046.0403     Document Type: Conference Paper

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