Tree regeneration in artificial canopy gaps established for restoring natural structural variability in a scots pine stand

Silva Fennica

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1079-1091

  Rouvinen, Seppo ^a   Kouki, Jari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diversity; Ecosystems; Finland; Joensuu; Restoration university of eastern finland; School of forest sciences

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOORS; RESTORATION;

DIVERSITY; EASTERN FINLAND; FINLAND; FOREST SCIENCE; JOENSUU;

REFORESTATION;

ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; CANOPY GAP; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DEAD WOOD; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FOREST FLOOR; GROWING SEASON; HABITAT CREATION; REGENERATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STAND STRUCTURE;

FINLAND; JOENSUU; POHJOIS-KARJALA;

BETULA PENDULA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84856658267     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.88     Document Type: Article

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