Dead standing pine trees in a boreal forest landscape in the Kalevala National Park, northern Fennoscandia: amount, population characteristics and spatial pattern

Dead standing pine trees in a boreal forest landscape in the Kalevala National Park, northern Fennoscandia: amount, population characteristics and spatial pattern

Abstract Background After their death, Scots pine trees can remain standing for decades and sometimes up to 200 years, forming long-lasting and ecologically important structures in boreal forest landscapes. Standing dead pines decay very slowly and with time develop into ‘kelo’ trees, which are char...

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Main Authors: Timo Kuuluvainen, Tuomas Aakala, Gergely Várkonyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2017-07-01
Series:Forest Ecosystems
Subjects:
Boreal forest
Coarse Woody debris
Dead trees
Forest dynamics
Kelo
Pinus sylvestris
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40663-017-0098-7

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