Forest restoration, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

BMC Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Aerts, Raf ^a   Honnay, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT RESTORATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; TREE;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; TREES;

EID: 82055181618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6785-11-29     Document Type: Review

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