Forest growth and climate change: Evidences from the ICP-Forests intensive monitoring in Italy

IForest

Volumn 4, Issue DECEMBER, 2011, Pages 262-267

  Bertini, G ^a   Amoriello, T ^b   Fabbio, G ^a   Piovosi, M ^a  

^a CRA SEL   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate fluctuations; Extreme events; Monitoring; Stem growth

Indexed keywords

FAGUS; PICEA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS CERRIS; QUERCUS PETRAEA;

EID: 84861549641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19717458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3832/ifor0596-004     Document Type: Article

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