Plant assemblages in British beech woodlands within and beyond native range: Implications of future climate change for their conservation

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 236, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 385-392

  Wesche, Sonia ^a   Kirby, Keith ^b   Ghazoul, Jaboury ^c  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beech; Britain; Climate change; Conservation; Fagus sylvatica; Ground flora; Impacts; National Vegetation Classification; Native range; Woodland management

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION; PUBLIC POLICY; WOOD;

NATIONAL VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION; NATIVE RANGES; WOODLAND MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HOME RANGE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WOODLAND;

CLIMATES; CONSERVATION; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FORESTRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; WOOD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 33751345814     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.09.031     Document Type: Article

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