Vegetation structure, composition and effect of pine plantation harvesting on riparian buffers in New Zealand

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 256, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 949-957

 

^a Lisa) Langer E R   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Harvesting; New Zealand; Plantation forests; Radiata pine; Riparian vegetation

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; KETONES; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION;

NATIVE FORESTS; NATIVE SPECIES; NEW ZEALAND; PINE PLANTATIONS; PINE TREES; PINUS RADIATA; PLANTATION FORESTS; POST-HARVEST; RADIATA PINE; REFERENCE SITES; RIPARIAN AREAS; RIPARIAN BUFFER ZONES; RIPARIAN BUFFERS; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; HARVESTING; PLANTATION; RIPARIAN ZONE; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; KETONES; PINUS RADIATA; PLANTATIONS; PLANTS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; COROMANDEL PENINSULA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO;

PINUS RADIATA; POACEAE; RADIATA;

EID: 49049100860     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.05.052     Document Type: Article

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