Plantations of exotic tree species in Britain: Irrelevant for biodiversity or novel habitat for native species?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1503-1512

  Quine, Christopher P ^a   Humphrey, Jonathan W ^b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bryophytes; Fungi; Invertebrates; Lichens; Non native species; Novel ecosystems; Picea abies; Picea sitchensis

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BRYOPHYTE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FUNGUS; HABITAT RESTORATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; LICHEN; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANTATION; SONGBIRD; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; PASSERI; PICEA ABIES; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; QUERCUS ROBUR; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 77952095731     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9771-7     Document Type: Article

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