Forest history as a basis for ecosystem restoration - A multidisciplinary case study in a South Swedish temperate landscape

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 284-295

  Lindbladh, Matts ^a   Brunet, Jörg ^a   Hannon, Gina ^a   Niklasson, Mats ^a   Eliasson, Per ^b   Eriksson, Göran ^c   Ekstrand, Anders ^d  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Water Unit   (Sweden)

^d Region Skåne ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Analysis; Fagus; Forest conservation; Forest openness; Historical sources; Macrofossil; Paleoecology; Picea; Pollen analysis; Quercus; Tree species continuity; Tree ring analysis

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; VEGETATION HISTORY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

CORYLUS; FAGUS; MALVACEAE; PICEA; QUERCUS; TILIA;

EID: 34249745660     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2007.00211.x     Document Type: Article

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