Long-term changes of structure and tree species composition in Dinaric uneven-aged forests: Are red deer an important factor?

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 277-288

  Klopcic, Matija ^a   Jerina, Klemen ^a   Boncina, Andrej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Archival data; Browsing; Red deer; Silver fir; Stand dynamics; Uneven aged forests

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; CONIFEROUS TREE; DEER; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HISTORICAL RECORD; LONG-TERM CHANGE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; STAND DYNAMICS; STAND STRUCTURE;

ALPS; DINARIC ALPS; EASTERN ALPS;

ABIES; ANIMALIA; CERVUS ELAPHUS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 77951974310     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-009-0325-z     Document Type: Article

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