Dynamics of the silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) natural regeneration in a mixed forest in the Central Apennine

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 217-226

  Santopuoli, G ^a   Lasserre, B ^a   Di Martino, P ^a   Marchetti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

biodiversity; natural regeneration; regeneration index; Silver fir; sustainable forest management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961665188     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2014.948525     Document Type: Article

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