How fast do European conifers overgrow wounds inflicted by rockfall?

Tree Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 968-975

  Schneuwly Bollschweiler, Michelle ^a,b   Schneuwly, Dominique M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c Federal Office of Environment   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abies alba; injury; Larix decidua; Picea abies; wound closure

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CONIFEROUS TREE; DISTURBANCE; GROWTH RATE; INJURY; ROCKFALL; SAPLING; SLOPE; SURVIVAL; WOUNDING;

ABIES; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LANDSLIDE; LARIX; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT STEM; SPRUCE; TREE;

ABIES; LANDSLIDES; LARIX; PICEA; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT STEMS; TREES;

EID: 84865180667     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tps059     Document Type: Article

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