The impact of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), seedbed, light and seed fall on natural beech (Fagus sylvatica) regeneration

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3962-3972

  Olesen, Carsten Riis ^a   Madsen, Palle ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Beechnut; Close to nature forestry; Fence; Forest regeneration; Predation; Seed fall; Shelterwood density; Soil preparation

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEED; SOILS;

FENCE; PREDATION; SEED FALL; SHELTERWOOD DENSITY; SOIL PREPARATION;

REFORESTATION;

BROWSING; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGENERATION; THINNING;

FAGUS; FORESTRY; REFORESTATION; SEEDS;

CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 44549084786     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.03.050     Document Type: Article

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