Selective felling as a potential tool for maintaining biodiversity in managed forests

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1123-1133

  Atlegrim, Ola ^a   Sjöberg, Kjell ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Clear cutting; Dead wood; Dimension felling; Forestry methods; Single tree selection felling; Virgin forest

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLEARCUTTING; DEAD WOOD; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SELECTIVE LOGGING; SILVICULTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 12144288975     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000018148.84640.fd     Document Type: Article

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