Do mature pine plantations resemble deciduous natural forests regarding understory plant diversity and canopy structure in historically modified landscapes?

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 949-957

  Tárrega, Reyes ^a   Calvo, Leonor ^a   Taboada, Ángela ^a   Marcos, Elena ^a   Marcos, José Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fagus sylvatica; Pinus sylvestris; Plant species composition; Plantations; Quercus pyrenaica; Species richness; Understory; Woodlands

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST CANOPY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTORY; WOODLAND;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; QUERCUS PYRENAICA;

EID: 80255138708     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-011-0493-5     Document Type: Article

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