Use of indicator species to assess forest continuity: A critique

Conservation Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 253-257

  Rolstad, Jørund ^a   Gjerde, Ivar ^a   Gundersen, Vegard S ^a   Sætersdal, Magne ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 0036185295     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2002.00552.x     Document Type: Review

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