Long-term approaches to native woodland restoration: Palaeoecological and stakeholder perspectives on Atlantic forests of Northern Europe

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 261, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 751-763

  Davies, Althea L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Long term ecology; Paleoecology; Stakeholder perspectives; Western oakwood

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; LONG-TERM ECOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES; WESTERN OAKWOOD;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION;

PLANNING;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATA SET; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GRAZING PRESSURE; HERBIVORY; PALEOECOLOGY; REGENERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; WOODLAND;

NORTHERN EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALNUS; CORYLUS AMERICANA;

EID: 78651225445     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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