Effects of forest floor disturbances by mechanical site preparation on floristic diversity in a central Ontario clearcut

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 246, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 196-207

  Newmaster, Steven G ^a   Parker, William C ^b   Bell, F Wayne ^b   Paterson, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic disturbance; Biodiversity; Cryptogams; Downed woody material; Phanerogams

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HARVESTING; SOILS;

ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE; CRYPTOGAMS; DOWNED WOODY MATERIAL; PHANEROGAMS;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; FLORISTICS; FOREST FLOOR; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; WOODY PLANT;

BIODIVERSITY; FLOWERS; FORESTS; SOIL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 34347247678     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.03.058     Document Type: Article

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