A method for evaluating outcomes of restoration when no reference sites exist

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-11

  Brewer, J Stephen ^a   Menzel, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Community similarity; Disturbance; Fire suppression; Indicator species; Invasive species; Mississippi; Oak woodland restoration; Off site species; Thinning

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DATABASE; HABITAT RESTORATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; THINNING;

MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149510574     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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