Changes in soil fauna 10 years after forest harvestings: Comparison between clear felling and green-tree retention methods

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 332-338

  Siira Pietikäinen, Anne ^a,b   Haimi, Jari ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clear felling; Collembola; Coniferous forest soil; Enchytraeidae; Forestry practices; Green tree retention; Macrofauna; Soil animals

Indexed keywords

CLEAR FELLING; COLLEMBOLA; CONIFEROUS FOREST SOIL; ENCHYTRAEIDAE; FORESTRY PRACTICES; GREEN-TREE RETENTION; MACROFAUNA; SOIL ANIMALS;

ANIMALS; APARTMENT HOUSES; BUILDINGS; HARVESTING; SITE SELECTION; SOILS; TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; INSECT; SOIL FAUNA;

ANIMALS; BUILDINGS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; LOPHIRA; PICEA ABIES; SOIL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA; DIPTERA; ENCHYTRAEIDAE; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 67349233543     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.04.024     Document Type: Article

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