Gaps promote plant diversity in beech forests (Luzulo-Fagetum), North Vosges, France

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 429-440

  Degen, Thomas ^a   Devillez, Freddy ^a   Jacquemart, Anne Laure ^a  

^a EARTH AND LIFE INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ellenberg indicator values; Forest gaps; Functional traits; Species diversity; Vegetation changes

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GAP DYNAMICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STORM DAMAGE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WINDTHROW;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; VOSGES [(MNR) FRANCE]; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EMBRYOPHYTA; FAGETUM; FAGUS;

EID: 24944517960     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2005039     Document Type: Article

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