Microclimatic buffering by logging residues and forest edges reduces clear-cutting impacts on forest bryophytes

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 345-354

  Dynesius, Mats ^a   Åström, Marcus ^a   Nilsson, Christer ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Edge effect; Habitat quality; Liverwort; Logging residue; Picea abies; Slash

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 59649087174     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-7-18457     Document Type: Article

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