Influence of soil properties on silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) growth in the Dinaric Mountains

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 337, Issue , 2015, Pages 77-87

  Kobal, Milan ^a   Grčman, Helena ^b   Zupan, Marko ^b   Levanič, Tom ^a   Simončič, Primož ^a   Kadunc, Aleš ^b   Hladnik, David ^b  

^a SLOVENIAN FORESTRY INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Available water content; Basal area increment; Diverse topography; Height growth; Karst; Soil development

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; SILVER; SOILS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

AVAILABLE WATER CONTENTS; BASAL AREA INCREMENT; HEIGHT GROWTH; KARST; SOIL DEVELOPMENT;

SOIL SURVEYS;

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOMETRY; SINKHOLE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL WATER; TOPOGRAPHY;

ABIES ALBA; GROWTH; MOUNTAINS; SAMPLING; SOIL; STEMS;

ALPS; DINARIC ALPS; EASTERN ALPS;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA;

EID: 84911092167     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.10.017     Document Type: Article

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