Changes in biodiversity indicators in managed and unmanaged forests in NE Spain

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-29

  Torras, Olga ^a   Gil Tena, Assu ^a,b   Saura, Santiago ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Forest dynamics; Mediterranean forests; National forest inventories; Silvicultural treatments; Sustainable management

Indexed keywords

FOREST DYNAMICS; MEDITERRANEAN FOREST; NATIONAL FOREST INVENTORIES; SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

BIODIVERSITY; DYNAMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RURAL AREAS;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; FOREST INVENTORY; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; LANDOWNERSHIP; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; RURAL AREA; SHRUB; SILVICULTURE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; FORESTRY; STATISTICS;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84855936322     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-011-0269-2     Document Type: Article

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