Short-term effects of overstory reduction and slash mulching on ground vegetation in a Mediterranean Aleppo pine woodland

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 689-696

  Navarro, Francisco B ^a   Jiménez, María N ^a   Gallego, Eduardo ^a   Ripoll, María A ^a  

^a JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Above ground biomass; Afforestation; Forest management; Herbaceous layer; Mulch; Pinus halepensis; Restoration; Semi arid; Spain; Species richness; Thinning

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MULCHING; OVERSTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS; THINNING; VEGETATION; WOODLAND;

SPAIN;

PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 77953543315     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-010-0374-3     Document Type: Article

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