Effects of different site preparation treatments on species diversity, composition, and plant traits in Pinus halepensis woodlands

Plant Ecology

Volumn 212, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 627-638

  Prévosto, Bernard ^a   Bousquet Mélou, Anne ^b   Ripert, Christian ^a   Fernandez, Catherine ^b  

^a UR EMAX   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Functional traits; Mediterranean forest; Pinus halepensis; Plant diversity; Sustainable management

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DIVERSITY INDEX; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LEAF; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RUDERAL; SCARIFICATION; SILVICULTURE; SITE PREPARATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; THINNING; UNDERSTORY; WOODLAND;

FRANCE;

HEXAPODA; PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 79952814436     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-010-9852-4     Document Type: Article

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