Ecological properties for the evaluation, management, and restoration of temperate deciduous forest ecosystems

Ecological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 748-762

  Keddy, Paul A ^a   Drummond, Chris G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avian community; Canopy composition; Carnivores; Coarse woody debris; Corticulous bryophytes; Ecological properties; Ecosystem integrity; Evaluation; Forest area; Fungi; Herbaceous layer; Management; Restoration; Temperate deciduous forest; Tree size

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT APPROACH; RESTORATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0030428939     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269480     Document Type: Article

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