Background, main results and conclusions from a test phase for biodiversity assessments on intensive forest monitoring plots in Europe

IForest

Volumn 2, Issue MARCH, 2009, Pages 67-74

  Fischer, Richard ^a   Granke, O ^a   Chirici, G ^b   Meyer, P ^c   Seidling, W ^a   Stofer, S ^d   Corona, P ^e   Marchetti, M ^b   Travaglini, D ^f  

^a THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^c Northwest German Forest Research Station   (Germany)

^d SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deadwood; Forest monitoring; Forest types; ForestBIOTA; ICP Forests; Lichens; Stand structure; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861460180     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19717458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3832/ifor0493-002     Document Type: Article

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