Subalpine woody vegetation in the Eastern Carpathians after release from agropastoral pressure

Abstract The subalpine vegetation in the Eastern Carpathians has been under agropastoral influence as a high-mountain open pasture for about five centuries. Today, the subalpine zone released by human intervention is growing as thickets. In this study, we use a numerical model of tree crowns (CHM, C...

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Main Authors: Józef Mitka, Stanisław Kucharzyk, Jorge Capelo, Alina Stachurska-Swakoń
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22248-3