Long-term effects of logging intensity on structures, birds, saproxylic beetles and wood-inhabiting fungi in stands of European beech Fagus sylvatica L.

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 242, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 297-305

  Müller, Jörg ^a   Hothorn, Torsten ^b   Pretzsch, Hans ^c  

^a BAVARIAN FOREST NATIONAL PARK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conservation; Indicator species; Silviculture of high quality beech; Thinning

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FUNGI; HARDWOODS;

HIGH QUALITY BEECH; INDICATOR SPECIES; LOGGING INTENSITY; PRISTINE FORESTS;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

AVIFAUNA; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEAD WOOD; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FUNGUS; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SAPROXYLIC ORGANISM; SELECTIVE LOGGING; SILVICULTURE; THINNING; TREEHOLE;

CONSERVATION; FAGUS; FUNGI; LOGGING;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

AVES; COLEOPTERA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FUNGI;

EID: 34047164424     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.01.046     Document Type: Article

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