Silviculture as a disturbance regime: The effects of clear-cutting, planting and thinning on polypore communities in mixed forests

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 194-202

  Lõhmus, Asko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Disturbance based silviculture; Fungi; Natural regeneration; Succession

Indexed keywords

CHRONOSEQUENCES; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE REGIME; DISTURBANCE-BASED SILVICULTURE; EVEN-AGED MANAGEMENT; FOREST LANDSCAPE; HUMAN-CAUSED DISTURBANCE; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS; LANDSCAPE SCALE; MIXED FORESTS; NATURAL REGENERATION; PICEA ABIES; PLANTED AREAS; POLYPORE; SILVICULTURAL TECHNIQUE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; YOUNG STANDS;

ECOLOGY; FUNGI;

REFORESTATION;

CHRONOSEQUENCE; CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUNGUS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MIXED FOREST; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE; SNAG; SPECIES RICHNESS; THINNING;

ABIES; FUNGI; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 79959650349     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-011-0256-7     Document Type: Article

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