Herb-layer diversity in deciduous forests: Raised by tree richness or beaten by beech?

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 256, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 272-281

  Mölder, Andreas ^a   Bernhardt Römermann, Markus ^a   Schmidt, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Deciduous forest; Ecosystem functioning; Ellenberg indicator values; Fagus sylvatica; Productivity; Shannon Wiener Index

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CLAY MINERALS; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; PARKS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOILS; VEGETATION;

CANOPY LAYER; CANOPY SPECIES; CENTRAL EUROPE; DECIDUOUS FORESTS; DECIDUOUS STANDS; ELSEVIER (CO); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; EUROPEAN; LITTER LAYER; NATIONAL PARKS; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH; PRODUCTION CAPACITIES; SILVICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; SILVICULTURAL SYSTEMS; SOIL CLAYS; SOIL HETEROGENEITY; SOIL PH; THURINGIA , GERMANY; TREE SPECIES; TREE SPECIES COMPOSITION; UNDERSTOREY;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CANOPY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HERB; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; SILVICULTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION;

BIOMASS; CLAY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; NATURAL RESOURCES; PH; PLANTS; PRODUCTIVITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; SOIL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; HAINICH NATIONAL PARK; THURINGIA;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 45849142234     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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