The structure and regeneration of high-altitude Norway spruce forests: A review of Arnborg (1942, 1943)

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 10, 2011, Pages 17-24

  Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar ^a   Hofgaard, Annika ^b  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Northern sweden; Old growth boreal forest; Regeneration; Stand structure

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; DISTURBED SOIL; DOCTORAL THESIS; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; FOREST FIRES; FOREST RESEARCH; FOREST STRUCTURE; FOREST UTILIZATION; HIGH ALTITUDE; MOUNTAIN FORESTS; MOUNTAIN RANGES; MULTI-LAYERED; NORTHERN SWEDEN; NORWAY SPRUCE; OLD-GROWTH; PRIMEVAL FORESTS; REGENERATION; SEED GERMINATION; SOIL SCARIFICATION; STAND STRUCTURES; STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS; TREE REGENERATION; TWENTIETH CENTURY; VEGETATION PATTERN;

DEFORESTATION; JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION; LANDFORMS; SOILS;

REFORESTATION;

CLEAR CUTTING; DECAY; DEFORESTATION; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTS; GROWTH; JUST IN TIME; PICEA ABIES; REFORESTATION; SOIL; SWEDEN;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 78751628721     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2011.517948     Document Type: Review

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