Effects of management on understory diversity in the forest ecosystems of northern Spain

Environmental Management

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 819-828

  Atauri, José A ^a   De Pablo, Carlos L ^b   De Agar, Pilar Martín ^b   Schmitz, María F ^b   Pineda, Francisco D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Basque country; Biological diversity; Forestry management; Pine plantations; Pinus radiata

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PINE PLANTATION; WOODY PLANT SPECIES;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PLANTATION FORESTRY; UNDERSTORY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; PINE; PLANTATION; SPAIN; SPECIES; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAGUS; FORESTRY; PINUS; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUERCUS; SPAIN;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; E I S; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PINUS; PLANTING;

BASQUE COUNTRY; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

CONIFEROPHYTA; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PINUS RADIATA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 14944344375     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0180-0     Document Type: Article

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