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Dynamics of subalpine forests

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  1. What are the crucial environmental conditions for the establishment of a subalpine forest?
     
  2. Which parameters define the altitudinal zonation of the alpine timberline ecotone?
     
  3. What are the main features of human impact on mountain forests?
     
  4. According to which aspects can Swiss Alpine forest communities be classified?
     
  5. Why do trees forme only one tree ring within a year?
     
  6. What conditions other than climate can affect tree growth?
     
  7. What kinds of external influences on a tree can be deduced from the tree's shape without making an analysis of it's core or cross-section?
     

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29 August 2011
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