Mechanical instability in alpine forest stands: causes and possible remediations

The mechanical instability of alpine forests is usually related to critical meteorological events, such as heavy snowfalls and strong winds, causing single trees or groups of trees to fall, particularly in even-aged stands. In the present work, the instability of forest stands in the "dolomi...

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Format: Article
Language:Italian
Published: Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) 2005-01-01
Series:Forest@
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Online Access:http://www.sisef.it/forest@/showPaper.php?action=html(4,288)&lang=en