Interaction of gap age and microsite type for the regeneration of Picea abies

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 259, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1597-1605

  Kathke, Sabine ^a   Bruelheide, Helge ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advance regeneration; Gap age classes; Microsites; Mortality; Mt. Brocken; Norway spruce

Indexed keywords

FOREST FLOORS; GAP AGE; GERMANY; LIGHT CONDITIONS; MICROSITES; MORTALITY RATE; NATIONAL PARKS; NORWAY SPRUCE; NORWAY SPRUCE STANDS; PERMANENT PLOT; PICEA ABIES; SAPLING DENSITIES; SELF-THINNING; SPRUCE DENSITY; TREE REGENERATION; UNDISTURBED FORESTS;

BIOMETRICS; PARKS;

REFORESTATION;

AGE CLASS; BIOMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EVERGREEN FOREST; GAP DYNAMICS; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORTALITY; MOSS; NATIONAL PARK; REGENERATION; SAPLING;

BIOMETRICS; MORTALITY; PICEA ABIES; REFORESTATION; SAPLINGS;

BROCKEN; GERMANY; HARZ MOUNTAINS; HARZ NATIONAL PARK; LOWER SAXONY; SAXONY-ANHALT;

BRYOPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 77649273522     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.01.036     Document Type: Article

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