The restorative imperative: Challenges, objectives and approaches to restoring naturalness in forests

Silva Fennica

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 843-863

  Burton, Philip J ^a   Ellen Macdonald, S ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Disturbance regime; Ecological restoration; Forest rehabilitation; Native species; Reclamation

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; DISTURBANCE REGIME; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; FOREST REHABILITATION; NATIVE SPECIES;

ECOLOGY; LAND RECLAMATION; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; REVEGETATION;

CONSERVATION;

AFFORESTATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FUELWOOD; HETEROGENEITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; NATIVE SPECIES; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RESEARCH WORK; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SILVICULTURE; SUCCESSION; TIMBER;

EID: 84856603267     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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