Effect of canopy gap size and ecological factors on species diversity and beech seedlings in managed beech stands in Hyrcanian forests

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 217-222

  Vajari, Kambiz Abrari ^a   Jalilvand, Hamid ^a   Pourmajidian, Mohammad Reza ^a   Espahbodi, Kambiz ^b   Moshki, Alireza ^c  

^a SARI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Agriculture Research Center of Mazandaran   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

beech; diversity; gap; herbaceous species; Hyrcanian forests

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; DICOTYLEDON; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GAP DYNAMICS; HERB; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; SEEDLING; SILVICULTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; STAND DYNAMICS;

IRAN;

FAGUS;

EID: 84860533902     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-012-0244-6     Document Type: Article

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