Silvicultural management in maintaining biodiversity and resistance of forests in Europe-boreal zone: Case Finland

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-54

  Mielikäinen, Kari ^a   Hynynen, Jari ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Nature oriented management; Retention trees; Stand establishment; Thinning; Valuable habitats

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PIONEER SPECIES; SILVICULTURE;

CERTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER; ECOSYSTEM REGENERATION; EUROPE; FINLAND; FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GERMINATION; HABITAT SELECTION; LAW; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; PLANT INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT STEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAIGA; VEGETATION; WEATHER;

FINLAND;

FUNGI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0242417153     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4797(02)00187-1     Document Type: Article

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