Soil variability through spatial scales in a permanently disturbed natural spruce-fir-beech forest

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1075-1091

  Šamonil, Pavel ^a   Valtera, Martin ^a,b   Bek, Stanislav ^c   Šebková, Barbora ^a,b   Vrška, Tomáš ^a   Houška, Jakub ^b  

^a SILVA TAROUCA RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR LANDSCAPE AND ORNAMENTAL GARDENING   (Czech Republic)

^b MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Beech; Natural forest; Soil disturbance; Soil diversity; Soil variability; Spatial scales

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; BEDROCK; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EVERGREEN FOREST; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; SOIL PROFILE; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ABIES; FAGUS; PICEA;

EID: 80255138637     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-011-0496-2     Document Type: Article

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