Aspen demographics in relation to spatial context and ungulate browsing: Implications for conservation and forest management

Biological Conservation

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 293-301

  Edenius, Lars ^a   Ericsson, Göran ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conservation; Demographic structure; Recruitment; Ungulates; Woody plant

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BROWSING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; RECRUITMENT; UNGULATE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

POPULUS TREMULA; UNGULATA;

EID: 33845521850     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.10.052     Document Type: Article

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