The effects of forest patch size and ownership structure on tree stand characteristics in a highly deforested landscape of central Poland

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 393-400

  Zmihorski, Michalł ^a   Chylarecki, Przemysław ^a   Rejt, Łukasz ^a   Mazgajski, Tomasz D ^a  

^a MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Forest management; Fragmentation; NIPF; Private forest; Secondary succession

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEFORESTATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PATCH SIZE; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; STAND DYNAMICS;

POLAND;

EID: 77952322112     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-009-0344-9     Document Type: Article

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