Vertical pit-mounds distribution of uprooted Norway spruce (Picea abies L.): field evidence in the upper mountain belt

Tree uprooting causes significant changes in forest habitat functioning and soil formation. In this paper soil uplifted by tree throws was compared among 15 study plots from heterogeneous Norway spruce stands of the upper mountain belt in southern Poland. Pit-mound microtopography parameters such as...

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Main Authors: Zadrozny P, Halecki W, Gasiorek M, Nicia P, Lamorski T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) 2017-10-01
Series:iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
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Online Access:https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor1959-010