Simulating forest succession after blowdown events: The crucial role of space for a realistic management

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 3555-3564

  Rammig, Anja ^a   Fahse, Lorenz ^b  

^a WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Grid based model; Management; Norway spruce; Pattern formation; Simulation; Succession

Indexed keywords

GRID-BASED MODEL; NORWAY SPRUCE; PATTERN FORMATION; SIMULATION; SUCCESSION;

FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

SIMULATORS;

AVALANCHE; CONIFEROUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDSLIDE; MONTANE FOREST; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUCCESSION;

FORESTRY; PICEA ABIES; SENSITIVITY; SIMULATION;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 70449511641     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.06.040     Document Type: Article

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