Forest characteristics and their variation along the lakeshore-upland ecotone

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 515-526

  Komonen, Atte ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alnus; Buffer zone; Disturbance; Forest structure; Riparian edge; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

BUFFER ZONES; DEAD TREES; FLOODING TOLERANCE; FOREST STRUCTURE; FORESTRY OPERATIONS; HIGH DENSITY; MORTALITY FACTOR; RIPARIAN BUFFER ZONES; RIPARIAN FORESTS; SEMI-NATURAL FORESTS; TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY; TREE SPECIES; TREE SPECIES COMPOSITION; UNDERSTOREY; WOODY DEBRIS;

BIODIVERSITY; DEBRIS; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

GRAPH THEORY;

ALNUS; BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; WASTES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WOOD;

ALNUS;

EID: 70949088730     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580903280079     Document Type: Article

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