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Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology
Official Journal of the Societa Botanica Italiana
Volume 146, 2012 - Issue 1
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Old Growth Forests

Old-growth attributes in a network of Apennines (Italy) beech forests: Disentangling the role of past human interferences and biogeoclimate

E. Ziaco Dendrology Lab, Dipartimento di tecnologie, ingegneria e scienze dell'Ambiente e delle Foreste (DAF), Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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A. Di Filippo Dendrology Lab, Dipartimento di tecnologie, ingegneria e scienze dell'Ambiente e delle Foreste (DAF), Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Viterbo, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. Alessandrini Dendrology Lab, Dipartimento di tecnologie, ingegneria e scienze dell'Ambiente e delle Foreste (DAF), Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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M. Baliva Dendrology Lab, Dipartimento di tecnologie, ingegneria e scienze dell'Ambiente e delle Foreste (DAF), Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Biologia Agroambientale e Forestale (CNR-IBAF), Villa Paolina, Porano (TR), Italy
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E. D'andrea Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Biologia Agroambientale e Forestale (CNR-IBAF), Area della Ricerca Roma 1, Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente Forestale e delle sue Risorse (DISAFRI), Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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G. Piovesan Dendrology Lab, Dipartimento di tecnologie, ingegneria e scienze dell'Ambiente e delle Foreste (DAF), Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
Pages 153-166 | Received 14 Jan 2011, Accepted 07 Sep 2011, Published online: 25 Jan 2012

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