Spatial Pattern and Characteristic of Tree-fall Gaps to Approach Ecological Forestry in Northern Iran

Gaps created by falling trees (tree-fall gaps) are a natural disturbance in forest ecosystems. Understanding scale, pattern and the effect of gaps on regeneration is important to current and future forest management. The aim of this study was to determine the size, shape and the spatial pattern of t...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Hadi Moayeri, Alireza Hajivand, Shaban Shataee Joybari, Saeed Rahbari Sisakht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 2017-01-01
Series:Environmental Resources Research
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Online Access:https://ijerr.gau.ac.ir/article_3701_b94698e2ee22892b8e19020c3517ee1d.pdf