Interactions between canopy cover density and regeneration cores of older saplings in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands

Coban S., Colak A. H., Rotherham I. D.

FOREST SYSTEMS, vol.25, no.3, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5424/fs/2016253-08429
  • Journal Name: FOREST SYSTEMS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim of the study: This paper provides an analysis of growth and survival of twenty-year-old Scots pine saplings in relation to canopy cover density (CCD) gradients, from dense (D-CCD), sparse (S-CCD), and gap (G-CCD) situations.