Potential shift in tree species composition after interaction of fire and drought in the Central Alps

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 625-633

  Moser, B ^a   Temperli, C ^a   Schneiter, G ^a   Wohlgemuth, T ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Central Europe; Disturbance; Drought; Pine forest; Post fire regeneration; Tree recruitment

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE EFFECT; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST FIRE; GLOBAL WARMING; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; TREE; WILDFIRE;

ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; RHONE VALLEY; SWITZERLAND;

BETULA PENDULA; LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; POPULUS TREMULA; SALIX; SALIX APPENDICULATA;

EID: 77953535435     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-010-0363-6     Document Type: Article

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