Vegetation succession following ride edge management in lowland plantations and woods. 1. The influence of site factors and management practices

Biological Conservation

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 289-304

  Buckley, G P ^a   Howell, R ^a   Watt, T A ^a   Ferris Kaan, R ^b   Anderson, M A ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecotone; Forest edge; Glade; Redundancy Analysis; Ride; Succession

Indexed keywords

CUTTING; MANAGEMENT; WOODLAND MANAGEMENT; WOODLAND RIDE;

UK, ENGLAND;

ROSACEAE; RUBUS FRUTICOSUS;

EID: 0030963790     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00024-4     Document Type: Article

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