Old-growth attributes in a network of Apennines (Italy) beech forests: Disentangling the role of past human interferences and biogeoclimate

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 153-166

  Ziaco, E ^a   Di Filippo, A ^a   Alessandrini, A ^a   Baliva, M ^a,b   D'Andrea, E ^a,b   Piovesan, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioclimatic classification; biogeoclimate; naturalness degree; old growth forests; structural indicators

Indexed keywords

FAGUS;

EID: 84857138631     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2011.650729     Document Type: Article

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