Forty years of natural dynamics in Swiss beech forests: structure, composition, and the influence of former management

We investigated forest development after the cessation of management based on inventory data from six beech forest reserves in Switzerland covering nearly 40 years, using observed changes to assess the textbook understanding of natural beech forest dynamics. Specifically, we evaluated the importance...

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Published in:Ecological applications 2009-10, Vol.19 (7), p.1920-1934
Main Authors: Heiri, C, Wolf, A, Rohrer, L, Bugmann, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
beech forests
biodiversity
botanical composition
community structure
Conservation of Natural Resources
Deciduous forests
Ecology
Ecosystem
Ekologi
Environmental Monitoring
Fagus
Fagus - physiology
Fagus sylvatica
forest dynamics
Forest ecology
Forest management
Forest regeneration
Forest reserves
forest reserves and succession
Forest restoration
forest succession
Forestry
Forestry development
Forestry research
long-term monitoring
physiology
shade tolerance
species diversity
Stand management
stand structure
Switzerland
temperate forests
Time Factors
tree species diversity
Trees
Trees - physiology
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