Do tree-level monocultures develop following Canadian boreal silviculture? Tree-level diversity tested using a new method

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2933-2948

  Dampier, Jason E E ^a   Luckai, Nancy ^a   Bell, F Wayne ^b   Towill, William D ^c  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Boreal forestry; Conservation; Herbicide alternatives; Plantation; Rank abundance plots; Release treatment; Vegetation management

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRACTICE; MONOCULTURE; PLANTATION; SILVICULTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 34548418553     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9151-0     Document Type: Article

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