The impact of forest paths upon adjacent vegetation: Effects of the path surfacing material on the species composition and soil compaction

Biological Conservation

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 405-419

  Godefroid, S ^a   Koedam, N ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anthropization; Belt transect; Road surfacing; Ruderalization; Soil compaction

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPACTION; DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; ROAD; TRACKWAY;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

FAGUS;

EID: 3042764988     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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