Complementarity in mixed-species stands of Abies alba and Picea abies varies with climate, site quality and stand density

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 304, Issue , 2013, Pages 233-242

  Forrester, David I ^a,b   Kohnle, Ulrich ^c   Albrecht, Axel T ^c   Bauhus, Jürgen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Baden Württemberg Forest Research Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competition index; Competitive reduction; Individual tree model; Plant plant interactions

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COMPETITION INDEX; COMPETITIVE REDUCTION; INDIVIDUAL TREE MODEL; INTRA-SPECIFIC INTERACTIONS; MINIMUM TEMPERATURES; MIXED-SPECIES STANDS; PICEA ABIES (L.) KARST;

ECOSYSTEMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTIVITY;

FORESTRY;

CLIMATE EFFECT; COMPLEMENTARITY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MIXED FOREST; SITE EFFECT;

COEFFICIENTS; COMPETITION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; PLANTS; PRODUCTIVITY;

BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; BLACK FOREST; GERMANY;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84878722987     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.04.038     Document Type: Article

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