The impact of peatland afforestation on plant and bird diversity in southeastern Québec

Ecoscience

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-171

  Lachance, Daniel ^a   Lavoie, Claude ^a   Desrochers, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Biodiversity; Dendroica palmarum; Melospiza lincolnii; Ombrotrophic peatland; Sphagnum fuscum

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PEATLAND;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; BRYOPHYTA; DENDROICA PALMARUM; MELOSPIZA LINCOLNII; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM FUSCUM;

EID: 21444449739     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/i1195-6860-12-2-161.1     Document Type: Article

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