Forest naturalness assessment as a component of biodiversity monitoring and conservation management

Forestry

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 291-304

  Winter, Susanne ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEAD WOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROUND COVER;

EID: 84859622402     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cps004     Document Type: Article

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