Individual-based approach to the detection of disturbance history through spatial scales in a natural beech-dominated forest

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1167-1184

  Šamonil, Pavel ^a   Doleželová, Petra ^a   Vašíčková, Ivana ^a,b   Adam, Dušan ^a   Valtera, Martin ^a,b   Král, Kamil ^a   Janík, David ^a   Šebková, Barbora ^a  

^a SILVA TAROUCA RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR LANDSCAPE AND ORNAMENTAL GARDENING   (Czech Republic)

^b MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Central Europe; Dendrochronology; Fagus sylvatica; Geostatistics; Growth release; Historical contingency; Natural forest dynamics; Picea abies; Spatial variability; Tree census

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GROWTH; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84885180343     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12025     Document Type: Article

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