Forest land-use history affects the species composition and soil properties of old-aged hillock forests in Estonia

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 244-252

  Paal, Jaanus ^a   Turb, Margit ^b   Köster, Tiina ^c   Rajandu, Elle ^a   Liira, Jaan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Otepää Nature Park ^*  (Estonia)

^c Agricultural Research Centre   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Bushland; Forest continuity; Hemerophoby; Slash and burn; Stand composition

Indexed keywords

BUSHLAND; FOREST CONTINUITY; HEMEROPHOBY; SLASH-AND-BURN; STAND COMPOSITION;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LAND USE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SOILS; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BUSHLAND; ESKER; FOREST SOIL; GLACIATION; GRASSLAND; HILL; HOLOCENE; HUMUS; LAND USE; MONTANE FOREST; PATCHINESS; SECONDARY FOREST; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; STAND STRUCTURE; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION HISTORY;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; FORESTS; LAND USE; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLANTS; REFORESTATION; SOIL;

ESTONIA;

EID: 79959651259     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-011-0258-5     Document Type: Article

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