Understory Changes in Fraxinus excelsior Stands in Response to Dieback in Latvia

Intense dieback of Fraxinus excelsior L. has been causing rapid changes in advance growth of trees and understory shrub growth of the affected stands. In this study, changes in composition and density of understory were studied in 15 permanent plots (each 235.6 m2), repeatedly sampled in 2005, 2010,...

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Main Authors: Pušpure Ilze, Laiviņš Māris, Matisons Roberts, Gaitnieks Tālis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-06-01
Series:Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B, Natural Sciences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2016-0021