Herb layer changes (1954-2000) related to the conversion of coppice-with-standards forest and soil acidification

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-197

  Baeten, Lander ^a   Bauwens, Bram ^f   De Schrijver, An ^a   De Keersmaeker, Luc ^b   Van Calster, Hans ^c   Vandekerkhove, Kris ^b   Roelandt, Bart ^d   Beeckman, Hans ^e   Verheyen, Kris ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

^e ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Forest conversion; Forest management; High forest; Increased shade; Semi permanent plots

Indexed keywords

ANEMONE; ANEMONE NEMOROSA;

EID: 70249146492     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2009.01013.x     Document Type: Article

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