Influence of tree health on ground flora in the Chiltern Beechwoods, England

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 119, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 77-88

  Ling, K A ^a   Ashmore, M R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beech; Crown density; Forest decline; Ground flora; Light

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033612518     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00512-X     Document Type: Article

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