Impacts of summer versus winter logging on understory vegetation in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 254, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-45

  Wolf, Amy T ^a   Parker, Linda ^b   Fewless, Gary ^a   Corio, Kathryn ^a   Sundance, Juniper ^a   Howe, Robert ^a   Gentry, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY   (United States)

^b Chequamegon National Forest   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Forest understory; Ground flora; Invasive species; Logging roads; Northern hardwood forest; Plant conservation; Plant diversity; Sensitive plant species; Summer logging; Winter logging

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; FORESTRY; UNITED STATES;

FOREST UNDERSTORY; PLANT DIVERSITY; WINTER LOGGING;

VEGETATION;

BIODIVERSITY; DECIDUOUS TREE; DICOTYLEDON; GROWING SEASON; INVASIVE SPECIES; LOGGING (TIMBER); NATURE CONSERVATION; SEASONALITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTORY; VULNERABILITY;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATES; FORESTRY; UNITED STATES;

CHEQUAMEGON NATIONAL FOREST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; MALVACEAE; MIMOSA; TILIA AMERICANA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 36749005513     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.07.024     Document Type: Article

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