Decline in tree-fern abundance after clearfell harvesting

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 153-163

  Ough, Keely ^a   Murphy, Anna ^a  

^a ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clearfelling; Cyathea australis; Dicksonia antarctica; Sustainable forest management; Tree ferns

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

FOREST STRUCTURE; HABITATS;

HARVESTING;

FERN; FOREST MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; TIMBER HARVESTING;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FERNS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; MICROCLIMATES; PLANTS; SEEDS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CENTRAL HIGHLANDS; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

CYATHEA; DICKSONIA; DICKSONIA ANTARCTICA; FILICOPHYTA; VICTORIA;

EID: 4444280362     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.05.030     Document Type: Article

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