The effects of partial harvest on the understory vegetation of southern Ontario woodlands

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2204-2212

  Burke, Dawn M ^a   Elliott, Ken A ^a   Holmes, Stephen B ^b   Bradley, David ^a  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hardwood forests; Herbaceous vegetation; Logging; Non native plants; Plant species diversity; Plant species richness; Selection system

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; VEGETATION;

HERBACEOUS VEGETATION; SELECTION SYSTEMS;

HARVESTING;

DECIDUOUS FOREST; HARVESTING; HERB; INVASIVE SPECIES; LOGGING (TIMBER); SILVICULTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTORY; WOODLAND;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTS; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; PLANTS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ACER;

EID: 41949126385     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.12.032     Document Type: Article

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