Long fire cycle in northern boreal Pinus forests in Finnish Lapland

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2027-2035

  Wallenius, T H ^a   Kauhanen, H ^a   Herva, H ^a   Pennanen, J ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL REGIONS; CONSERVATION AREAS; DEAD TREES; FINLAND; FINNISH; FIRE CYCLES; FIRE REGIMES; FIRE SCARS; FOREST FIRES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HUMAN INFLUENCES; MANAGEMENT PLANS; PARTIAL CROSS SECTION; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; REMOTE REGIONS; SCOTS PINE; STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS; TREE RINGS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION;

FIRES;

BOREAL FOREST; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DEAD WOOD; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SAMPLING;

CLIMATES; DEFORESTATION; DENSITY; FINLAND; FOREST FIRES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RINGS; PINUS;

FINLAND; LAPLAND;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 77958523874     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-144     Document Type: Article

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