Tree growth and disturbance dynamics in oldgrowth subalpine spruce forests of the Western Carpathians

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 938-944

  Szewczyk, Janusz ^a   Szwagrzyk, Jerzy ^a   Muter, Elzbieta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURES; BARK BEETLE; CARPATHIANS; CENTRAL EUROPE; GROWTH RELEASE; MOUNTAIN RANGES; OLD-GROWTH; PICEA ABIES (L.) KARST; SPATIAL EXTENT; SPRUCE FOREST; STAND DYNAMICS; STUDY AREAS; TREE GROWTH; TREE RINGS; UNIMODAL;

LANDFORMS;

FORESTRY;

AGE STRUCTURE; BEETLE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GROWTH RATE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PEST OUTBREAK; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); STAND DYNAMICS; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; TREE RING;

EUROPE; FORESTRY; FORESTS; INSECTS; PICEA ABIES;

CARPATHIANS; WESTERN CARPATHIANS;

COLEOPTERA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 79955720968     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x11-029     Document Type: Article

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