Restoration of semi-natural forest after clearcutting of conifer plantations in Japan

Landscape and Ecological Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-117

  Yamagawa, Hiromi ^a,b   Ito, Satoshi ^b   Nakao, Toshio ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Advanced regeneration; Edge effect; Forest recovery level; Prediction of forest recovery; Regeneration source

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 77954086062     PISSN: 18601871     EISSN: 1860188X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-009-0088-1     Document Type: Review

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