Disturbance of suburban Fagus forests by recreational activities: Effects on soil characteristics, above-ground vegetation and seed bank

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-182

  Amrein, Dominik ^a   Rusterholz, Hans Peter ^a   Baur, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Deciduous forest; Human trampling; Picnic site; Restoration; Soil compaction; Species composition

Indexed keywords

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 32044459109     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1402-2001(2005)008[0175:DOSFFB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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