The dynamics of a mountain mixed forest under wind disturbances in the Tatra Mountains, central Europe - A dendroecological reconstruction

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2215-2223

  Zielonka, Tomasz ^a   Malcher, Piotr ^b  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURES; CENTRAL EUROPE; CROSS SECTION; DENDROCHRONOLOGICAL METHODS; DENDROECOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTION; DISTURBANCE FACTORS; GROWTH PATTERNS; MIXED FORESTS; MOUNTAIN FORESTS; NORWAY SPRUCE; PICEA ABIES (L.) KARST; RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD; RESIN POCKETS; SEVERE WINDSTORM; WIND DISTURBANCE; WINDTHROWS;

EMPLOYMENT; LANDFORMS; RESINS; STORMS;

REFORESTATION;

AGE STRUCTURE; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GROWTH RATE; MIXED FOREST; MONTANE FOREST; RECONSTRUCTION; REGENERATION; SHADE TOLERANCE;

BIODIVERSITY; COMPRESSION WOOD; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FORESTS; LARIX DECIDUA; PICEA ABIES; REFORESTATION;

CARPATHIANS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; TATRA MOUNTAINS;

LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 70450090999     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-130     Document Type: Article

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