Effect of avalanche frequency on forest ecosystem services in a spruce-fir mountain forest

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 115, Issue , 2015, Pages 9-21

  Vacchiano, Giorgio ^a   Maggioni, Margherita ^a   Perseghin, Giulia ^a   Motta, Renzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon; Disturbance; Forest succession; Plant diversity; Rockfall protection; Ungulate habitat

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOHAZARDS; CARBON; COMMERCE; LANDFORMS; REFORESTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCK BURSTS;

DISTURBANCE; FOREST SUCCESSION; PLANT DIVERSITY; ROCKFALL PROTECTION; UNGULATE HABITAT;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AVALANCHE; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MONTANE FOREST; MORTALITY; ROCKFALL;

CARBON; FORESTS; PLANTS;

ALPS; ITALY;

ABIES; ANIMALIA; PICEA; UNGULATA;

EID: 84925408206     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2015.03.004     Document Type: Article

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