Białowieża Primeval Forest as a remnant of culturally modified ancient forest

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1269-1285

  Bobiec, Andrzej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RZESZÓW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Abandoned farmland; European bison; Fire; Forest history; Quercus robur regeneration; Spruce decline

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST FIRE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TREE RING; VEGETATION HISTORY;

BISON; BISON BONASUS; PICEA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 84865828496     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-012-0597-6     Document Type: Article

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