Tree Species Establishment in Urban Forest in Relation to Vegetation Composition, Tree Canopy Gap Area and Soil Factors
The study of density and growth of pine, birch and oak seedlings and saplings in canopy gaps in the urban boreal forest in Riga, Latvia, indicates that natural regeneration can increase diversity in small gaps caused by tree mortality, and can ensure conversion from even-aged pine forest. Abundant r...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Forests |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/6/12/4379 |