Microsites before and after restoration in managed Picea abies stands in southern Finland: Effects of fire and partial cutting with dead wood creation

Silva Fennica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-176

  Lilja Rothsten, Saara ^a   De Chantal, Michelle ^a   Peterson, Chris ^b   Kuuluvainen, Timo ^a   Vanha Majamaa, Ilkka ^c   Puttonen, Pasi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Boreal forest; Coarse woody debris; CWD; Disturbance dynamics; Managed forest; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; WOOD; WOOD WASTES;

BOREAL FORESTS; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DISTURBANCE DYNAMICS;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; CONIFEROUS TREE; DEAD WOOD; FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; REGENERATION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; ROOTING;

BIODIVERSITY; DEAD WOOD; PICEA ABIES; REFORESTATION; WOOD WASTE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 44149093407     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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