Effect of tree mixture on the humic epipedon and vegetation diversity in managed beech forests (Normandy, France)

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 233-248

  Aubert, Michaël ^a   Bureau, Fabrice ^a   Alard, Didier ^b   Bardat, Jacques ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UMR 1201 Dynafor   (France)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPOSITION; DECISION MAKING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MORPHOLOGY; PH EFFECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETATION;

ORGANIC MATTER; VEGETATION DIVERSITY;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NORMANDY; WESTERN EUROPE;

CARPINUS; CARPINUS BETULUS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 1842684642     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-205     Document Type: Article

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