Tree regeneration and plant species diversity responses to vegetation control following a major windthrow in mixed broadleaved stands

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-53

  Dodet, Marine ^a,b   Collet, Catherine ^a,b   Frochot, Henri ^a,b   Wehrlen, Léon ^a,b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Canopy opening; Competing vegetation; Forest Vegetation Management; Natural tree regeneration; Plant species richness; Vegetation control intensity

Indexed keywords

BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); COMPETITIVE ABILITY; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION; WINDTHROW;

EMBRYOPHYTA; RUBUS FRUTICOSUS;

EID: 78650223073     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-010-0406-z     Document Type: Article

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