Structural dynamics and synchronous silver fir decline in mixed old-growth mountain forests in Eastern and Southeastern Europe

Forestry

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 479-491

  Diaci, J ^a   Rozenbergar, D ^a   Anic, I ^b   Mikac, S ^b   Saniga, M ^c   Kucbel, S ^c   Visnjic, C ^d   Ballian, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN ZVOLEN   (Slovakia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CANOPY; COEXISTENCE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DEER; DIEBACK; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOREST DYNAMICS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MIXED FOREST; MORTALITY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; POPULATION DECLINE; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SYNCHRONY;

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA;

ABIES; CERVIDAE; FAGUS; PICEA ABIES; UNGULATA;

EID: 81855173481     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpr030     Document Type: Article

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