Forests of the Mediterranean region: Gaps in knowledge and research needs

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 97-109

  Scarascia Mugnozza, Giseppe ^a   Oswald, Helfried ^b   Piussi, Pietro ^c   Radoglou, Kalliopi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Forest ecosystems; Mediterranean region; Silviculture; Sustainable management

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ANIMALIA; CASTANEA SATIVA; CONIFEROPHYTA; CUPRESSUS; CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS; PINUS PINEA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 0034659364     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(00)00383-2     Document Type: Article

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