Timing, light availability and vigour determine the response of Abies alba saplings to leader shoot browsing

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-60

  Kupferschmid, Andrea D ^a   Bugmann, Harald ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clipping experiment; Height and radial growth; Herbivory; Silver fir; Simulated browsing; Tree regeneration

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HEIGHT; HERBIVORE; HERBIVORY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; REGENERATION; SAPLING; SHOOT; TREE RING; VIGOR;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA;

EID: 84871989415     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-012-0653-2     Document Type: Article

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