Predicting understory maximum shrubs cover using altitude and overstory basal area in different Mediterranean forests

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-65

  Coll, Lluís ^a   González Olabarria, J Ramón ^a   Mola Yudego, Blas ^b   Pukkala, Timo ^b   Messier, Christian ^c  

^a Forest Technology Center of Catalonia   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altitude; Basal area; Fagaceae; Overstory; Pinaceae; Shrub cover

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; BASAL AREA; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; OVERSTORY; SHRUB; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION COVER;

CATALONIA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

FAGACEAE; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; ILEX; PINACEAE; PINUS HALEPENSIS; PINUS NIGRA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PINUS UNCINATA; QUERCUS HUMILIS; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 78650210459     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-010-0395-y     Document Type: Article

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