Preliminary estimates of fallen dead wood and standing dead trees in managed and unmanaged forests in Britain

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 148-155

  Kirby, K J ^a   Reid, C M ^a   Thomas, R C ^a   Goldsmith, F B ^b  

^a NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broadleaved woodland; Forest management; Survey; Transect

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; DEAD WOOD; FOREST MANAGEMENT;

UK;

EID: 0031960726     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1998.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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