Spontaneous re-establishment of natural structure and related biodiversity in a previously managed beech forest in Belgium after 20 years of non intervention

Forest Snow and Landscape Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 145-156

  Vandekerkhove, Kris ^a   De Keersmaeker, Luc ^a   Baeté, Hans ^a   Walleyn, Ruben ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Fungi; Invertebrates; Mosses; Natural dynamics; Strict forest reserve; Vascular plants

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FLANDERS; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

BRYOPHYTA; FAGUS; FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 22044436781     PISSN: 14245108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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