Analysis of OF-layer humus mass variation in a mixed stand of European beech and Norway spruce: An application of structural equation modelling

Konrad Wälder, Nico Frischbier, Michael Bredemeier, Wolfgang Näther and Sven Wagner

Ecological Modelling, 2008, vol. 213, issue 3, 319-330

Abstract: A number of different research approaches have been used to investigate the influence of tree species on the particular ecological parameters in mixed forest stands. While it is widely recognized that trees have species-specific effects on particular resources like radiation, water and nutrients more interacting effects of mixtures are assumed to exist. In this paper we examine the spatial variation of humus mass in a mixed stand and discuss the influence of specific spatial factors on humus mass variation.

Keywords: Forest humus mass variation; Humus decomposition; Structural equation model; LISREL; Mixed stand; European beech; Norway spruce (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.12.014

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