Ecological perspectives for the restoration of plant communities in European temperate forests

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 213-242

  Honnay, Olivier ^a   Bossuyt, B ^a   Verheyen, K ^a   Butaye, J ^a   Jacquemyn, H ^a   Hermy, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ancient forest species; Dispersal limitation; Ecological restoration; Edge effects; Recruitment limitation; Reforestation; Seed bank; SLOSS; Soil chemistry

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; EDGE EFFECT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LIMITING FACTOR; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EUROPE;

EID: 0036201721     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014531011060     Document Type: Review

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