Effects of gap size and within-gap position on seedlings establishment in silver fir stands

IForest

Volumn 1, Issue FEB, 2008, Pages 55-59

  Albanesi, E ^a   Gugliotta, O I ^a   Mercurio, I ^a   Mercurio, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abies alba; Forest gaps; Italy; Light; Natural regeneration; Silvicultural systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952320042     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19717458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3832/ifor0448-0010055     Document Type: Article

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