Decreased variation of forest understory vegetation is an effect of fertilisation in young stands of Picea abies

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 11, 2011, Pages 46-55

  Hedwall, Per Ola ^a   Brunet, Jörg ^a   Nordin, Annika ^a   Bergh, Johan ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bryophytes; Lichens; Nitrogen; Norway spruce; Plant diversity

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTE SPECIES; BRYOPHYTES; DIVERSITY INDEX; FERTILISATION; FOREST BIOMASS; FOREST UNDERSTORY; LANDSCAPE LEVEL; LICHENS; LONG-TERM CHANGES; NORWAY SPRUCE; PICEA ABIES; PLANT DIVERSITY; SPECIES COMPOSITION; UNDERSTORY VEGETATION; VASCULAR PLANT SPECIES; YOUNG STANDS;

BIOFUELS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOSSIL FUELS; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATES; FOSSIL FUELS; LICHENS; NITROGEN; PICEA ABIES; PLANTS;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PICEA ABIES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 79957871970     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2011.564397     Document Type: Article

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