Edge effects created by wildfire and clear-cutting on boreal forest ground-dwelling spiders

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 1434-1445

  Larrivée, Maxim ^a   Drapeau, Pierre ^b   Fahrig, Lenore ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Depth of edge influence; Edge effect; Fire; Ground dwelling spiders; Logging; Sustainable forest management

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; FIRE RESISTANCE; LOGGING (FORESTRY);

BOREAL FORESTS; DEPTH OF EDGE INFLUENCE; EDGE EFFECTS; GROUND-DWELLING SPIDERS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BOREAL FOREST; CLEARCUTTING; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; EDGE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST COVER; FOREST FLOOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LOGGING (TIMBER); PITFALL TRAP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPIDER; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; WILDFIRE;

ARACHNIDS; DEFORESTATION; FOREST FIRES; LOGIC;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ARANEAE; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 39749105254     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.10.062     Document Type: Article

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