Bryophyte species richness and composition in young forests regenerated after clear-cut logging versus after wildfire and spruce budworm outbreak

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2575-2596

  Schmalholz, Martin ^a   Hylander, Kristoffer ^a   Frego, Katherine ^b  

^a Department of Botany ^*  (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acadian forest; Disturbance; Forestry; Landscape diversity; Succession

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTE; CLEARCUTTING; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DISTURBANCE; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST FLOOR; MIXED FOREST; PEST OUTBREAK; REGENERATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTORY; WILDFIRE; WOODY DEBRIS;

CANADA;

ABIES; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; HEXAPODA; PICEA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 80054010395     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0092-2     Document Type: Article

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