Stand structure and plant species diversity in managed and abandoned silver fir mature woodlands

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 270, Issue , 2012, Pages 232-238

  Sitzia, T ^a   Trentanovi, G ^a   Dainese, M ^a   Gobbo, G ^b   Lingua, E ^a   Sommacal, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Italian Ministry of Agricultural Food and Forestry Policies   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deadwood; Mixed models; Stand diversity; Unmanaged forests; Vascular species; Woodland conservation

Indexed keywords

DEADWOOD; MIXED MODELS; STAND DIVERSITY; UNMANAGED FORESTS; VASCULAR SPECIES;

CONSERVATION; PROFITABILITY; WATERSHEDS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEAD WOOD; DENDROECOLOGY; DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STAND STRUCTURE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; UNDERSTORY; WATERSHED; WOODLAND;

CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; FORESTS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WATER SHEDS;

ALPS;

ABIES; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 84857137402     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.01.032     Document Type: Article

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