Regeneration of oaks (Quercus robur/Q. petraea) and three other tree species during long-term succession after catastrophic disturbance (windthrow)

Plant Ecology

Volumn 215, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1067-1080

  Götmark, Frank ^a   Kiffer, Charliene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Competition; Disturbance; Forest; Quercus; Succession; Trees; Woodland

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EVERGREEN TREE; MORTALITY; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION DENSITY; REGENERATION; SHRUB; SUCCESSION; TEMPERATE FOREST; WINDTHROW; WOODLAND;

EUROPE;

ALNUS GLUTINOSA; ANIMALIA; BETULA; CORYLUS AVELLANA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; QUERCUS; SORBUS; SORBUS AUCUPARIA;

EID: 84958169083     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: 15735052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-014-0365-4     Document Type: Article

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