Structure, dynamics and dendroecology of an old-growth Fagus forest in the Apennines

Question: Which are the structural attributes and the history of old-growth Fagus forest in Mediterranean montane environments? What are the processes underlying their structural organization? Are these forests stable in time and how does spatial scale affect our assessment of stability? How do these forests compare to other temperate deciduous old-growth forests? Location: 1600-1850 m a.s.l., Fagus forest near the tree line, central Apennines,...