Tree microhabitat structures as indicators of biodiversity in Douglas-fir forests of different stand ages and management histories in the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A.

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1453-1464

  Michel, Alexa K ^a   Winter, Susanne ^b  

^a University of Applied Sciences Eberswalde   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bark structure; Close to nature forest management; Forest complexity; Forest structure; Nature conservation; Old growth; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Wildlife habitat relationship

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MANAGEMENT; OCEAN HABITATS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RESINS;

BARK STRUCTURE; CLOSE-TO-NATURE FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST COMPLEXITY; FOREST STRUCTURE; NATURE CONSERVATION; OLD-GROWTH; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; WILDLIFE HABITAT RELATIONSHIP;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; BARK; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MICROHABITAT; NATURE CONSERVATION; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE;

ABIES; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; GROWTH; PROBABILITY; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TREES;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 59749089437     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.11.027     Document Type: Article

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