Restoring biodiversity to pine afforestations in Israel

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 207-216

  Ginsberg, Paul ^a  

^a Northern Region Forest Department   (Israel)

Author keywords

Forest biodiversity; Mediterranean; Mixed forests; Pinus halepensis; Sustainable forest management

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; BIODIVERSITY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; MIXED FOREST; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 33748348173     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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