Effects of slash harvest on bryophytes and vascular plants in southern boreal forest clear-cuts

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1194-1202

  Åström, Marcus ^a   Dynesius, Mats ^a   Hylander, Kristoffer ^a   Nilsson, Christer ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Habitat quality; Liverworts; Logging residues; Mosses; Spruce forest

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTE; CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HARVESTING; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; MARCHANTIOPHYTA; PICEA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 31344482086     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01087.x     Document Type: Article

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