Understory vegetation and environment responses to tillage, forest harvesting, and conifer plantation development

Ecological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1682-1700

  Ramovs, B V ^a   Roberts, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural plowing; Clear cut harvesting; Conifer plantations; Disturbance; Ground scarification; Herbaceous layer; Intensive forest management; Microhabitat; Mixed wood forests; Old fields; Ordination; Stand structure

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; ORDINATION; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE; TILLAGE; UNDERSTORY;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

BRYOPHYTA; CONIFEROPHYTA; INSECTA;

EID: 1642312216     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-5237     Document Type: Article

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